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Diocese of Świdnica, Poland 🇵🇱

Celebrations

History

  • 2004.02.24: Established as Diocese of Świdnica / Suidnicien(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wrocław and Diocese of Legnica and became suffragan of Wrocław)

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Bishops of Świdnica (Roman Rite)

Bishop Marek Mendyk (63)Bishop Marek Mendyk (63)
(2020.03.31 – ...)

Bishop of Świdnica (Poland)

In verbo tuo Domine

Born:1961.03.18 (Gluszyca, Poland)
Ordained Priest:1987.05.23
Consecrated Bishop:2009.01.31

Priest of Wrocław (Poland) (1987.05.23 – 1992.03.25)

Priest of Legnica (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2008.12.24)

Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru (2008.12.24 – 2020.03.31)

Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica (Poland) (2008.12.24 – 2020.03.31)

Bishop of Świdnica (Poland) (2020.03.31 – ...)

Bishop Ignacy Dec (80)Bishop Ignacy Dec (80)
(2004.02.24 – 2020.03.31)

Bishop emeritus of Świdnica (Poland)

Misericordia et Veritas

Born:1944.07.27 (Hucisko, Poland)
Ordained Priest:1969.06.21
Consecrated Bishop:2004.03.25

Priest of Wrocław (Poland) (1969.06.21 – 2004.02.24)

Bishop of Świdnica (Poland) (2004.02.24 – 2020.03.31)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 4,060 km²

Population: 533,230 Catholics (84.8% of 628,820 total)

Pastoral Centres: 191 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 402 priests (333 diocesan, 69 religious), 2 deacons, 474 religious (105 brothers, 369 sisters), 14 seminarians