Diocese of Opole Dioecesis Opoliensis Diecezja Opolska | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | Poland |
Metropolitan | Katowice |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,033 km2 (3,102 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 850,693 783,056 (92.0%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Katedra św. Krzyża (Cathedral of the Holy Cross) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Andrzej Czaja |
Auxiliary Bishops | Rudolf Pierskała Waldemar Musioł |
Bishops emeritus | Alfons Nossol Paweł Stobrawa |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Opole (Latin : Dioecesis Opoliensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Opole in the ecclesiastical province of Katowice in Poland.
50°40′13″N17°55′13″E / 50.6703°N 17.9203°E
The Archdiocese of Gniezno is the oldest Latin Catholic archdiocese in Poland, located in the city of Gniezno. The ecclesiastical province comprises the suffragan dioceses of Bydgoszcz and Włocławek.
The Archdiocese of Wrocław is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church centered in the city of Wrocław in Poland. From its founding as a bishopric in 1000 until 1821, it was under the Archbishopric of Gniezno in Greater Poland. From 1821 to 1930 it was subjected directly to the Apostolic See. Between 1821 and 1972 it was officially known as (Arch)Diocese of Breslau.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaga-Bandoro is a diocese in Kaga-Bandoro in the ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic.
The Diocese of Elbląg is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese located in the city of Elbląg in Poland. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Warmia.
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Katowice is the Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. It is an ecclesiastical province in Western Poland.
The Diocese of Pelplin is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese located in the city of Pelplin, Poland. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of metropolitan Archdiocese of Gdańsk. The biggest city of diocese is Tczew.
The Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of diocese of the Catholic Church in northwestern Poland. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień. The Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg's cathedral is the Katedra Niepokalanego Poczęcia NMP, in Koszalin. There is also a co-cathedral, the minor basilica Bazylika Konkatedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP, in Kołobrzeg, both in Zachodniopomorskie.
The Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień.
The Diocese of Toruń is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Toruń in the ecclesiastical province of Gdańsk in Poland.
The Diocese of Gliwice is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. Its episcopal see is located in the city of Gliwice. The Diocese of Gliwice is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Katowice. As of 2021, about 89% of the population in the territory of the diocese is self-described Catholic, however only 39% are practising Catholics.
The Diocese of Kalisz ) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Kalisz in the ecclesiastical province of Poznań in Poland.
The Diocese of Siedlce is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. Its episcopal see is Siedlce. The Diocese of Siedlce is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Lublin.
The Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Bielsko and Żywiec in the ecclesiastical province of Kraków in Poland.
The Diocese of Legnica is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Legnica in the ecclesiastical province of Wrocław in Poland. According to the Catholic Church statistics 30.1% of the population attended a church every Sunday and holy obligation day or more often in 2013.
The Diocese of Świdnica is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Świdnica in the ecclesiastical province of Wrocław in Poland. In 2013 about 28.7% of the dioceses population attended a church on Sundays regularly according to the church statistics.
The Diocese of Ostrava-Opava is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Olomouc in Moravskoslezský kraj, Moravia, in the Czech Republic.
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shillong is a Roman Catholic archdiocese with its jurisdiction in the two district of Ri Bhoi and East khasi Hills State of Meghalaya, in northeastern India. The Archdiocese of Shillong is also the metropolitan diocese of the Province of Shillong, an ecclesiastical province in Northeast India. It serves 346,060 followers in 43 parishes under 7 zones in the 2 districts. The rural parishes are usually divided into sub districts and further into "balang shnong" or village churches while urban parishes are divided into CMCs and balang dong in the district. The Archdiocese usually organised programmes,teaching and worship at Diocese level, Zonal Level, Parish level, CMC/ village level and Small Christian communities or Kynhun Balang barit ( KBB).
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross also called Opole Cathedral is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church that serves as a parish church and the cathedral city of Opole in Poland. The church belongs to the parish of the Holy Cross in Opole in the deanery of Opole, part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Opole. On April 3, 1964, the temple was entered in the register of regional monuments of Opole under number 763/64.