Diocese of

Gliwice

Poland

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Gliwice / Glivicen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Katowice

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Peter and Saint Paul of Tarsus (June 29), Saint Anne (July 26), Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Matki Sprawiedliwości i Miłości Społecznej (September 12)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: May 16

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1992.03.25: Established as Diocese of Gliwice / Glivicen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Częstochowa, Diocese of Katowice and Diocese of Opole and became suffragan of Katowice)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2023.01.28 – ...):	Bishop Sławomir Oder (63)
Auxiliary Bishop (2017.11.18 – ...):	Bishop Andrzej Iwanecki (63) Titular Bishop of Arcavica

Ordinaries

Bishops of Gliwice (Roman Rite)

Bishop Sławomir Oder (63)
(2023.01.28 – ...)

Bishop of Gliwice (Poland)

Quod dixerit facite

Born:	1960.08.07 (Chełmża, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1989.05.14
Consecrated Bishop:	2023.03.11

Priest of Chełmno (Poland) (1989.05.14 – 1992.03.25)

Priest of Toruń (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2023.01.28)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2001.10.01 – 2023.01.28)

Bishop of Gliwice (Poland) (2023.01.28 – ...)

Bishop Jan Kopiec (76)
(2011.12.29 – 2023.01.28)

Bishop emeritus of Gliwice (Poland)

Crux Christi spes nostra

Born:	1947.12.18 (Zabrze, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1972.04.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1993.01.06

Priest of Opole (Poland) (1972.04.30 – 1992.12.04)

Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus (1992.12.04 – 2011.12.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Opole (Poland) (1992.12.04 – 2011.12.29)

Bishop of Gliwice (Poland) (2011.12.29 – 2023.01.28)

Bishop Jan Walenty Wieczorek
(1992.03.25 – 2011.12.29)

Born:	1935.02.08 (Bodzanowice, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1958.06.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1981.08.16
Died:	2023.09.13 (Wiśnicz, Poland † 88)

Priest of Opole (Poland) (1958.06.22 – 1981.06.12)

Titular Bishop of Thimida regia (1981.06.12 – 1992.03.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Opole (Poland) (1981.06.12 – 1992.03.25)

Bishop of Gliwice (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2011.12.29)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Gerard Alfons Kusz (1992.03.25 – 2014.11.15)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Katedra św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła, Gliwice, Śląskie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika Wniebowzięcia NMP, Rudy, Śląskie
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Opole (↖), Częstochowa (↗), Sosnowiec (→), Katowice (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 2,250 km²

Population: 585,700 Catholics (89.3% of 656,066 total)

Pastoral Centres: 156 parishes

Personnel: 478 priests (336 diocesan, 142 religious), 2 deacons, 326 religious (166 brothers, 160 sisters), 14 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.05.19

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