Continent: East Europe
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Ełk / Liccanen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Warmia
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Najświętszej Maryi Panny Matki Kościoła (May 31)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: August 19
Bishop (2003.04.17 – ...): | ![]() |
Auxiliary Bishop (2022.09.24 – ...): | ![]() Titular Bishop of Hólar |
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Bishop of Ełk (Poland)
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Bishop Edward Eugeniusz Samsel
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Bishop Wojciech Ziemba (later Archbishop)
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Area: 11,000 km²
Population: 427,000 Catholics (91.0% of 469,400 total)
Pastoral Centres: 152 parishes
Personnel: 319 priests (274 diocesan, 45 religious), 5 deacons, 169 religious (46 brothers, 123 sisters), 17 seminarians
Last updated on 2025.04.02
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