Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk
Diocese of Ełk
Dioecesis Liccanensis
Location
Country Poland
Metropolitan Warmia
Statistics
Area 11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics
(as of 2004)
440,000
425,000 (96.6%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Katedra św. Wojciecha
Co-cathedral Konkatedra NMP Matki Kościoła, Gołdap
& Konkatedra św. Aleksandra, Suwałki
Current leadership
Bishop Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D.
Auxiliary Bishop Romuald Kaminski

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk (Latin: Liccanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ełk in the Ecclesiastical province of Warmia in Poland.

Contents

History

  • March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Ełk from the Diocese of Łomża and Diocese of Warmia

Special churches

  • Cathedral: Katedra św. Wojciecha, Ełk
  • Co-Cathedral: Konkatedra NMP Matki Kościoła, Gołdap
  • Co-Cathedral: Konkatedra św. Aleksandra, Suwałki
  • Minor Basilica: Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Jezusowego, Augustów

Leadership

  • Bishops of Ełk (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Wojciech Ziemba (1992.03.252000.11.16)
    • Bishop Edward Eugeniusz Samsel (2000.11.162003.01.17)
    • Bishop Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. (since 2003.04.17)

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