Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalisz location map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalisz ( la, Calissien(sis)) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, 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 Roman province, pro ...

located in the city of Kalisz in the

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Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...

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History

* 25 March 1992: Established as the Diocese of Kalisz from the

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and

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno The Archdiocese of Gniezno ( la, Archidioecesis Gnesnensis, pl, Archidiecezja Gnieźnieńska) is the oldest Latin Catholic archdiocese in Poland, located in the city of Gniezno.Edward Janiak Edward Janiak (14 August 1952 – 23 September 2021) was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Kalisz from 2012 to 2020. He was previously an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Wrocław and ti ...

, age 67, of his responsibilities while he is investigating on charges of protecting "predator priests" who committed acts of sex abuse. On October 17, 2020, Pope Francis permanently removed Janiak as Bishop of Kalisz.

Special churches

*Minor Basilicas: ** Bazylika Matki Bożej Wspomożenia Wiernych,

Twardogóra Twardogóra (pronounced , german: Festenberg) is a historic town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Twardogóra. It lies approximately no ...

** Bazylika św. Józefa, Kalisz (Basilica of St Joseph)

Bishops

Ordinaries

* Bishop

Stanisław Napierała Stanislav and variants may refer to: People * Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, C ...

(25 March 1992 – 21 July 2012) * Bishop

Edward Janiak Edward Janiak (14 August 1952 – 23 September 2021) was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Kalisz from 2012 to 2020. He was previously an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Wrocław and ti ...

(21 July 2012 – 17 October 2020) **Apostolic Administrator

Grzegorz Ryś Grzegorz Ryś (born 9 February 1964) is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Łódź since 2017. He was previously an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Kraków and titular bishop of ...

(25 June 2020 – 11 February 2021) * Bishop

Damian Bryl Damian ( la, links=no, Damianus) may refer to: * Damian (given name) * Damian (surname) * Damian Subdistrict, in Longquanyi District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China See also * Damiani, an Italian surname * Damiano (disambiguation) * Damien (disambiguation ...

(11 February 2021 – present)

Auxiliary Bishops

Teofil Józef Wilski Teofil Józef Wilski (16 October 1935 – 26 March 2022) was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He was titular bishop of Castellum in Mauretania and auxiliary bishop of Kalisz (The oldest city of Poland) , image_skyline = , image_caption ...

(1995–2011) *

Łukasz Mirosław Buzun Łukasz or Lukasz () is a Polish masculine given name, derived from Greek Λουκᾶς, Lukas. Derived family names are Łukaszewski, Łukaszewicz/ Łukasiewicz/ Lukashevich, Lukash (as transliterated from Ukrainian and Belarusian), Lukashen ...

, O.S.P.P.E. (2014–present)

References

External links

GCatholic.org

* Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland Christian organizations established in 1992 Kalisz Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Europe-RC-diocese-stub