Roman Catholic Diocese of Płock

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Płock (Latin: Plocen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Płock in the Ecclesiastical province of Warszawa in Poland.

Diocese of Płock

Dioecesis Plocensis

Diecezja Płocka
Cathedral of St. Mary of Masovia
Location
CountryPoland
Ecclesiastical provinceWarszawa
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Warszawa
Statistics
Area11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
793,367
780,899 (98.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established10th Century
CathedralKatedra pw. św. Zygmunta
(Cathedral of St. Mary of Masovia)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPiotr Libera
Metropolitan ArchbishopCardinal Kazimierz Nycz
Auxiliary BishopsMirosław Milewski
Website
Website of the Diocese

Sunday mass attendance in 2013 was 30.7% of the population (39.1% Polish average) placing it to the group of less religious dioceses in the country.

History
  • 1075: Established as Diocese of Płock[1]

Special churches
  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Bazylika pw. Zwiastowania NMP, Czerwińsk
      (Assumption)
    • Bazylika pw. Zwiastowania NMP (Parafię św. Mateusza), Pułtusk
      (Annunciation)
      The Interior of the Bazylika Zwiastowania at Pułtusk

Leadership
  • Bishops of Płock (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Wojciech Baranowski (1591–1607)
    • Archbishop Henryk Firlej (1617–1624)
    • Bishop Jan Gembicki (1655.05.11 – 1674.03.13)
    • Bishop Andrzej Chryzostom Załuski (1692.10.15 – 1699.05.25)
    • Bishop Andrzej Stanisław Załuski (1723.11.22 – 1736.11.19)
    • Bishop Antoni Sebastian Dembowski (1737–?)
    • Bishop Józef Eustachy Szembek (1753–1758)
    • Archbishop Michał Jerzy Poniatowski (1773–1784)
    • Bishop Iraklij Listovskyj (1783 – 1809.08.30)
    • Bishop Krysztof Hilary Szembek (1784.10.02 – 1797.09.05)
    • Bishop Ivan Krasovskyj (1809.09.22 – 1826)
    • Bishop Tomasz Ostaszewski, S.J. (1815.09.04 – 1817.01.17)
    • Bishop Adam Michał Prażmowski (1818–?)
    • Archbishop Wincenty Teofil Popiel (1863.03.16 – 1875.07.05)
    • Archbishop Franciszek Albin Symon (1897.07.21 – 1901.04.15)
    • Archbishop Jerzy Józef Elizeusz Szembek (1901–1903)
    • Archbishop Apollinary Wnukowski (1904.04.01 – 1908)
    • Archbishop Antoni Julian Nowowiejski (1908.06.12 – 1941.05.28)
    • Bishop Tadeusz Paweł Zakrzewski (1946.04.12 – 1961.11.26)
    • Bishop Bogdan Sikorski (1964.01.21 – 1988.02.04)
    • Archbpishop Zygmunt Kamiński (1988.02.04 – 1999.05.01)
    • Archbishop Stanisław Wielgus (1999.05.24 – 2006.12.06)
    • Bishop Piotr Libera (since 2007.05.02)

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Poland

References
  1. Jerzy Kloczowski (2000). A History of Polish Christianity. Cambridge University Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780521364294. Retrieved August 9, 2016.

Sources



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