Roman Catholic Diocese of Świdnica

Diocese of Świdnica Dioecesis Suidniciensis Diecezja Świdnicka
Cathedral of Sts. Paul, Stanislaus and Wenceslaus in Świdnica
Location
Country	Poland
Ecclesiastical province	Wrocław
Metropolitan	Wrocław
Statistics
Area	4,500 km2 (1,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2020) 620,000 525,720 (84.8%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	24 February 2004
Cathedral	(Cathedral of St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Marek Mendyk
Metropolitan Archbishop	Józef Kupny
Auxiliary Bishops	Adam Bałabuch
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Świdnica (Latin: Dioecesis Suidniciensis) 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.

Its St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus Cathedral in Świdnica is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.

History

The new diocese was created from the combination of 13 deaneries of the Archdiocese of Wroclaw and 8 deaneries of the Diocese of Legnica.

On February 24, 2004, John Paul II announced the election of Świdnica (from Nysa, Wałbrzych and Kłodzko) as the capital of the new diocese in Lower Silesia.

On March 19, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Adam Bałabuch, the first auxiliary bishop in the diocese.

On March 31, 2020 bishop Ignacy Dec retire and Pope Francis appointed Marek Mendyk as new diocesan bishop.

Leadership

Bishop Marek Mendyk

• Bishops of Świdnica (Roman rite):
  • Bishop Ignacy Dec (February 24, 2004 – March 31, 2020)
  • Bishop Marek Mendyk (since April 24, 2020)
• Auxiliary bishop
  • Adam Bałabuch (since March 19, 2008)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website