Diocese of

Toruń

Poland Poland

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Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Toruń / Thorunien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Gdańsk

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Najświętszej Maryi Panny Nieustającej Pomocy (June 27)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: October 5

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Bishop:vacant
Auxiliary Bishop (2000.04.20 – ...):Bishop Józef Szamocki (70)Bishop Józef Szamocki (70)

Titular Bishop of Clypia

Ordinaries

Bishops of Toruń (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Wiesław Śmigiel (55)Bishop Wiesław Śmigiel (55) (later Archbishop)
(2017.11.11 – 2024.09.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland)

Omnibus omnia factus

Born:1969.01.03 (Świecie nad Wisłą, Poland)
Ordained Priest:1994.05.29
Consecrated Bishop:2012.04.21

Priest of Pelplin (Poland) (1994.05.29 – 2012.03.24)

Titular Bishop of Baeza (2012.03.24 – 2017.11.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin (Poland) (2012.03.24 – 2017.11.11)

Bishop of Toruń (Poland) (2017.11.11 – 2024.09.13)

Apostolic Administrator of Bydgoszcz (Poland) (2021.05.12 – 2021.09.21)

Apostolic Administrator of Płock (Poland) (2022.06.04 – 2022.10.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland) (2024.09.13 – ...)

Bishop Andrzej Wojciech Suski (82)Bishop Andrzej Wojciech Suski (82)
(1992.03.25 – 2017.11.11)

Bishop emeritus of Toruń (Poland)

Spes mea unica

Born:1941.12.24 (Płock, Poland)
Ordained Priest:1965.06.13
Consecrated Bishop:1986.10.04

Priest of Płock (Poland) (1965.06.13 – 1986.08.12)

Titular Bishop of Pulcheriopolis (1986.08.12 – 1992.03.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Płock (Poland) (1986.08.12 – 1992.03.25)

Bishop of Toruń (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2017.11.11)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Gniezno (↙), Bydgoszcz (←), Pelplin (↑), Elbląg (↗), Warmia (↗), Płock (↘), Włocławek (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 5,427 km²

Population: 560,500 Catholics (89.6% of 625,500 total)

Pastoral Centres: 196 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 454 priests (356 diocesan, 98 religious), 3 deacons, 324 religious (104 brothers, 220 sisters), 25 seminarians

Population

Pastoral Centres

Priests

Deacons

Religious

Seminarians

Last updated on 2024.10.29

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