Roman Catholic Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg

Roman Catholic Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg
Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg
Dioecesis Coslinensis-Colubreganus
Location
Country Poland
Metropolitan Szczecin-Kamień
Statistics
Area 15,500 km2 (6,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
965,000
890,000 (92.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Katedra pw. Niepokalanego Poczęcia
Najświętszej Maryi Panny in Koszalin
Co-cathedral Bazylika Konkatedralna Wniebowzięcia
Najświętszej Maryi Panny in Kołobrzegu
Current leadership
Bishop Edward Dajczak
Auxiliary Bishop Pawel Cieslik

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg (Latin: Coslinen(sis) – Colubregan(us)) is a diocese located in the cities of Koszalin and Kołobrzeg in the Ecclesiastical province of Szczecin-Kamień in Poland.

Contents

History

  • June 28, 1972: Established as Diocese of Koszalin – Kołobrzeg from the Diocese of Berlin, Germany

An earlier diocese in the same place was the short-lived medieval diocese of Kołobrzeg (1000-~1005) with its only bishop Reinbern.

Leadership

  • Bishops of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Ignacy Ludwik Jeż (1972.06.28 – 1992.02.01)
    • Bishop Czesław Domin (1992.02.01 – 1996.03.15)
    • Archbishop Marian Gołębiewski (1996.07.20 – 2004.04.03)
    • Archbishop Kazimierz Nycz (2004.06.09 – 2007.03.03)
    • Bishop Edward Dajczak (since 2007.06.23)

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