Roman Catholic Diocese of Gliwice

Diocese of Gliwice Dioecesis Glivicensis Diecezja Gliwicka
Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Gliwice
Location
Country	Poland
Metropolitan	Katowice
Statistics
Area	2,250 km2 (870 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 708,504 642,562 (90.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Gliwice
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jan Kopiec
Metropolitan Archbishop	Wiktor Skworc
Auxiliary Bishops	Andrzej Iwanecki
Bishops emeritus	Jan Wieczorek Gerard Alfons Kusz
Website
Diocese of Gliwice

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gliwice (Latin: Glivicen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Gliwice in the Ecclesiastical province of Katowice in Poland. About 91% of the population is Roman Catholic, however only 39% are practising Catholics (as of October 2013).

History

• March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Gliwice from the Diocese of Częstochowa, Diocese of Katowice and Diocese of Opole

Leadership

• Bishops of Gliwice (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jan Walenty Wieczorek (March 25, 1992 – December 29, 2011)
  • Bishop Jan Kopiec (since December 29, 2011)
• Auxiliary bishops of Gliwice (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Gerard Kusz (March 25, 1992 – November 15, 2014)
  • Bishop Andrzej Iwanecki (since January 7, 2018)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website