Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra–Gorzów

Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów Dioecesis Viridimontanensis-Gorzoviensis Diecezja Zielonogórsko-Gorzowska
Cathedral of the Assumption in Gorzów Wielkopolski
Location
Country	Poland
Ecclesiastical province	Szczecin-Kamień
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień
Statistics
Area	10,805 km2 (4,172 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 1,160,000 989,400 (85.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	28 June 1972 (As Diocese of Gorzów) 25 March 1992 (As Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów)
Cathedral	Katedra pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Gorzów Wielkopolski
Co-cathedral	Konkatedra św. Jadwigi in Zielona Góra
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Tadeusz Litynski
Metropolitan Archbishop	Andrzej Dzięga
Bishops emeritus	Adam Dyczkowski (Bishop Emeritus) Stefan Regmunt (Bishop Emeritus) Paweł Socha (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus)
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów (Latin: Viridimontanensis-Gorzoviensis) is an diocese located in the cities of Zielona Góra and Gorzów Wielkopolski in the Ecclesiastical province of Szczecin-Kamień in Poland. Like in most Polish dioceses church attendance has been declining for the most recent 10 years. According to the statistics 28.1% of the dioceses population attended church services weekly in 2013, however more than 40% did so back in 2000.

History

• 28 June 1972: Established as Diocese of Gorzów from the Diocese of Berlin, Germany
• 25 March 1992: Renamed as Diocese of Zielona Góra – Gorzów

Co-Cathedral of St Hedwig in Zielona Góra

Special churches

• Minor Basilica:
  • Bazylika Matki Bożej Rokitniańskiej, Rokitno

Leadership

Bishop Tadeusz Lityński

• Bishops of Zielona Góra-Gorzów (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Tadeusz Litynski (since 2015.11.23)
  • Bishop Stefan Regmunt (2007.12.29 – 2015.11.23)
  • Bishop Adam Dyczkowski (1993.07.17 – 2007.12.29)
  • Archbishop Józef Michalik (1992.03.25 – 1993.04.17)
• Bishops of Gorzów (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Józef Michalik (1986.10.01 – 1992.03.25)
  • Bishop Wilhelm Pluta (1972.06.28 – 1986.01.22)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy