Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalisz

Diocese of Kalisz Dioecesis Calissiensis Diecezja Kaliska
St Nicholas Cathedral in Kalisz
Location
Country	Poland
Ecclesiastical province	Poznań
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Poznań
Statistics
Area	10,800 km2 (4,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 732,400 726,000 (99.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Katedra św. Mikołaja (Cathedral of St. Nicholas) Kalisz
Co-cathedral	Konkatedra św. Stanisława in Ostrów Wielkopolski (Co-Cathedral of St. Stanislaus) in Ostrów Wielkopolski
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Edward Janiak
Metropolitan Archbishop	Stanisław Gądecki
Auxiliary Bishops	Łukasz Buzun O.S.P.P.E.
Vicar General	Andrzej Latoń
Bishops emeritus	Stanisław Napierała Teofil Józef Wilski
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalisz (Latin: Calissien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kalisz in the Ecclesiastical province of Poznań in Poland.

History

• March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Kalisz from the Diocese of Częstochowa, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wrocław and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno

Special churches

Co-Cathedral of St Stanislaus in Ostrów Wielkopolski

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Bazylika Matki Bożej Wspomożenia Wiernych, Twardogóra
  • Bazylika św. Józefa, Kalisz (Basilica of St Joseph)

Leadership

• Bishops of Kalisz (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Stanisław Napierała (March 25, 1992 – July 21, 2012)
  • Bishop Edward Janiak (since July 21, 2012)

Bishop Janiak

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website