The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toruń ( la, Thorunien(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
Toruń
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in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
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of
Gdańsk
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in
Poland
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.
History
* March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Toruń from the
Diocese of Chelmno
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 associat ...
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.[Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
Nowe Miasto Lubawskie (; german: Neumark in Westpreußen) is a town in northern Poland, situated on the River Drwęca. The total population in June 2018 was 11,062. Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is the capital of Nowe Miasto County ( pl, powiat nowomiej ...]
(''Basilica of St. Thomas the Apostle'')
Leadership
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Toruń (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Andrzej Wojciech Suski (March 25, 1992 – November 11, 2017)
** Bishop
Wiesław Śmigiel :"Wiesław" is sometimes transliterated as "Wieslaw", in the absence of ''L with stroke.''
Wiesław () is a Polish masculine given name, of Slavonic origin, meaning "great glory" or "all glory". It is the shortened, more common, form of the pers ...
(since November 11, 2017)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Poland
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Sources
GCatholic.org Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland
Christian organizations established in 1992
Toruń
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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