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Roman Catholic Diocese of Płock

Coordinates: 52°32′28″N 19°41′23″E / 52.5410°N 19.6898°E / 52.5410; 19.6898
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Diocese of Płock

Dioecesis Plocensis

Diecezja Płocka
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Płock
Coat of arms
Location
CountryPoland
Ecclesiastical provinceWarszawa
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Warszawa
Statistics
Area11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
807,089
800,120 (99,1%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteLatin Rite
Established1075
CathedralBazylika katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny
Cathedral of St. Mary of Masovia in Płock
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSzymon Stułkowski
Metropolitan ArchbishopKazimierz Nycz
Auxiliary BishopsMirosław Milewski
Bishops emeritusPiotr Libera
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Płock (Latin: Dioecesis Plocensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Płock in the ecclesiastical province of Warszawa in Poland.

Sunday mass attendance in 2013 was 30.7% of the population (39.1% Polish average) placing it to the group of less religious dioceses in the country.

History

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Special churches

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  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Bazylika pw. Zwiastowania NMP, Czerwińsk
      (Assumption)
    • Bazylika pw. Zwiastowania NMP (Parafię św. Mateusza), Pułtusk
      (Annunciation)
      The Interior of the Bazylika Zwiastowania at Pułtusk

Leadership

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jerzy Kloczowski (2000). A History of Polish Christianity. Cambridge University Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780521364294. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  2. ^ Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warszawa, 2009, p. 233 (in Polish)
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, p. 224
  4. ^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 kwietnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Płock - Wzgórze Tumskie", Dz. U., 2018, No. 1003

Sources

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52°32′28″N 19°41′23″E / 52.5410°N 19.6898°E / 52.5410; 19.6898