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Diocese of Legnica Dioecesis Legnicensis Diecezja Legnicka | |
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Location | |
Country | Poland |
Ecclesiastical province | Wrocław |
Metropolitan | Wrocław |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 839,700 816,100 (97.2%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 25 March 1992 |
Cathedral | Katedra św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła (Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul) |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Andrzej Siemieniewski |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Józef Kupny |
Auxiliary Bishops | Piotr Wawrzynek |
Bishops emeritus |
Stefan Cichy Zbigniew Kiernikowski |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Legnica ( Latin: Dioecesis Legnicensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Legnica in the ecclesiastical province of Wrocław in Poland. According to the Catholic Church statistics 30.1% of the population attended a church every Sunday and holy obligation day or more often in 2013.
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