The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk ( la, Liccanen(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

Ełk Ełk (; former pl, Łek; german: Lyck; Old Prussian: ''Luks''; lt, Lukas), also spelled Elk in English, is a small city in northeastern Poland with 61,677 inhabitants as of December 2021. It was assigned to Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in 1999, ...

in the

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Warmia Warmia ( pl, Warmia; Latin: ''Varmia'', ''Warmia''; ; Warmian: ''Warńija''; lt, Varmė; Old Prussian: ''Wārmi'') is both a historical and an ethnographic region in northern Poland, forming part of historical Prussia. Its historic capitals ...

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 ...

History

* March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Ełk from the

Diocese of Łomża 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 Diocese of Warmia

Special churches

* Cathedral: Katedra św. Wojciecha, Ełk (St. Wojciech Cathedral) * Co-Cathedral: Konkatedra NMP Matki Kościoła, Gołdap (Our Lady Mother of Church Concathedral) * Co-Cathedral: Konkatedra św. Aleksandra, Suwałki (St. Alexander Concathedral) * Minor Basilica: Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Jezusowego,

Augustów Augustów (; lt, Augustavas, formerly known in English as ''Augustovo'' or ''Augustowo'')" is a city in north-eastern Poland with 29,729 inhabitants as of December 2021. It lies on the Netta River and the Augustów Canal. It is situated in the ...

(Most Holy Heart of Jesus Basilica)

Bishops

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 Ełk (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Wojciech Ziemba Wojciech Ziemba (15 October 1941 – 21 April 2021) was a Polish Roman Catholic archbishop. Ziemba was born in Poland and was ordained to the priesthood in 1967. He served as titular bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop w ...

(1992.03.25 – 2000.11.16), appointed Archbishop of Białystok ** Bishop Edward Eugeniusz Samsel (2000.11.16 – 2003.01.17) ** Bishop

Jerzy Mazur Jerzy Mazur (born 5 August 1953) is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk since 2003. He was previously a missionary, as well as a bishop in Siberia and the titular bishop of Tabunia. Biography Ear ...

, S.V.D. (since 2003.04.17)

Auxiliary bishops

Romuald Kamiński Romuald Kamiński (born 7 February 1955, Janówka, Poland) is a Polish Roman Catholic priest who has served as bishop of Warszawa-Praga since 2017. He previously served as the auxiliary bishop of Ełk between 2005 and 2017. Biography Kamińs ...

(2005-2017), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Warszawa-Praga * Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C. (2020-2022) appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Katowice * Dariusz Zalewski (since 2022.10.29)

Sources

GCatholic.org

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

History

Special churches

Bishops

Auxiliary bishops

See also

Sources