Divine Mercy Church in

Prudnik Prudnik (, szl, Prudnik, Prōmnik, german: Neustadt in Oberschlesien, Neustadt an der Prudnik, la, Prudnicium) is a town in southern Poland, located in the southern part of Opole Voivodeship near the border with the Czech Republic. It is the ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

, is a

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church, part of the

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 as ...

. It's located in the eastern part of town, in the Jasionowe Wzgórze residential area, at the 35 Aleksandra Skowrońskiego Street.

History

The construction of the new catechetical house and monastery of the

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began on 4 September 1989. On 23 September 1989, Bishop Jan Wieczorek consecrated the cross and the place for construction. Before Christmas, a chapel was set up. On 20 October 1996, the foundation stone was solemnly laid by Bishop Alfons Nossol.

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Parafia Miłosierdzia Bożego w Prudniku
{{coord missing, Opole Voivodeship Buildings and structures in Prudnik

20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Poland

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