Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica

Diocese of Legnica Dioecesis Legnicensis Diecezja Legnicka
250px Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Legnica
Location
Country	Poland
Ecclesiastical province	Wrocław
Metropolitan	Wrocław
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2003) 1,051,984 983,840 (93.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 March 1992
Cathedral	Katedra św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła (Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul)
Current leadership
Bishop	Zbigniew Kiernikowski
Metropolitan Archbishop	Józef Kupny
Auxiliary Bishops	Marek Mendyk
Emeritus Bishops	Tadeusz Rybak Stefan Cichy
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica (Latin: Legnicen(sis)) is an diocese located in the city of Legnica in the Ecclesiastical province of Wrocław in Poland. According to the Catholic Church statistics 30.1 % of the population attended a church every Sunday and holy obligation day or more often in 2013.

History

• March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Legnica from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wrocław

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Bazylika św. Erazma i św. Pankracego w Jeleniej Górze
  • Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Krzeszów
  • Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Mikołaja w Bolesławcu

Leadership

• Bishops of Legnica (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Tadeusz Rybak (1992.03.25 – 2005.03.19)
  • Bishop Stefan Cichy (2005.03.19 - 2014.04.16)
  • Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski (since 2014.06.28)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website