Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica

Diocese of Legnica Dioecesis Legnicensis Diecezja Legnicka
Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Legnica
Location
Country	Poland
Ecclesiastical province	Wrocław
Metropolitan	Wrocław
Statistics
Area	7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2019) 839,700 816,100 (97.2%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 March 1992
Cathedral	Katedra św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła (Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul)
Current leadership
Bishop	Andrzej Siemieniewski
Metropolitan Archbishop	Józef Kupny
Auxiliary Bishops	Piotr Wawrzynek
Bishops emeritus	Stefan Cichy Zbigniew Kiernikowski
Website
Website of the Diocese

Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica

The Diocese of Legnica (Latin: Dioecesis Legnicensis) 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.

History

• March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Legnica from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wrocław
• December 25, 2013: An Eucharistic Miracles knowns as Eucharistic Miracles of Legnica happened. A consecrated host transformed into heart muscle human tissue in agony.This was confirmed by the University of Wrocław and University of Szczecin.

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Bazylika św. Erazma i św. Pankracego w Jeleniej Górze
  • Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Krzeszów
  • Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Mikołaja w Bolesławcu

Leadership

• Bishops of Legnica (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Tadeusz Rybak (1992.03.25 – 2005.03.19)
  • Bishop Stefan Cichy (2005.03.19 – 2014.04.16)
  • Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski (2014.04.16 – 2021.06.28)
  • Bishop Andrzej Siemieniewski (since 2021.06.28)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website