The Roman Catholic Diocese of Opole ( la, Opoliensis) is a

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...

located in the city of Opole in the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...

of Katowice in

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History

* 1945: Established as Apostolic Administration of Opole * 28 June 1972: Established as Diocese of Opole, part of the ecclesiastical province of Wrocław, from the

Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, locate ...

n part of the

Archdiocese of Wrocław In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

and the General Vicariate of Branice of the Archdiocese of Olmütz * 25 March 1992: made part of the ecclesiastical province of Katowice, lost territory to establish

Diocese of Gliwice The Diocese of Gliwice ( la, Glivicen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. Its episcopal see is located in the city of Gliwice. The Diocese of Gliwice is a suffragan diocese in the eccles ...

Special churches

*Minor Basilica: ** Sanktuarium św. Anny on the Góra Świętej Anny
('' Saint Anne's Mountain'')

Leadership

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s of Opole (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Franciszek Jop Franciszek () is a masculine given name of Polish origin (female form Franciszka). It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include: *Edward Pfeiffer (Franciszek Edward Pfeiffer) (1895–1964), Polish g ...

(1972 – 1976.09.24) ** Archbishop Alfons Nossol (1977.06.25 – 2009.08.14) ** Bishop Andrzej Czaja (since 2009.08.14)

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland

Roman Catholic Diocese of Opole The Roman Catholic Diocese of Opole ( la, Opoliensis) is a diocese located in the city of Opole in the Ecclesiastical province of Katowice in Poland. History * 1945: Established as Apostolic Administration of Opole * 28 June 1972: Established ...

Christian organizations established in 1972

Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Europe-RC-diocese-stub

History

Special churches

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