Diocese of Gliwice
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., about 89% of the population in the territory of the diocese is self-described Catholic, however only 39% are practising Catholics.
History
- March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Gliwice from the Diocese of Częstochowa, Diocese of Katowice, and the Diocese of Opole
Leadership
- Bishops of Gliwice
- * Bishop Jan Walenty Wieczorek
- * Bishop Jan Kopiec
- * Bishop Sławomir Oder
- Auxiliary bishops of Gliwice
- * Bishop Gerard Kusz
- * Bishop Andrzej Iwanecki