Roman Catholic Diocese of Włocławek
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Diocese of Włocławek Dioecesis Vladislaviensis Diecezja Włocławska |
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Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Włocławek
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| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Metropolitan | Gniezno |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,824 km2 (3,407 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 769,937 762,750 (99.1%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Katedra Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Wiesław Mering |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Wojciech Polak |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Stanisław Gębicki |
| Emeritus Bishops | Bronisław Dembowski |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Włocławek Latin: Vladislavien(sis), until the 20th century known as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kujawy, is a suffragan diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gniezno in westrn Poland.
Its cathedral episcopal see is a Minor Basilica: Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP in the city of Włocławek, in Kujawsko-Pomorskie.
It has two more Minor Basilicas:
The diocese is currently headed by the Bishop Wiesław Mering, appointed in 2003.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 762,750 Catholics (99.1% of 769,937 total) on 8,824 km² in 232 parishes and 132 missions with 568 priests (481 diocesan, 87 religious), 452 lay religious (124 brothers, 328 sisters) and 60 seminarians.
(all Roman rite)
(Kujawy–Pomerania, Włocławek) (1133–1818)
Coordinates: 52°39′39″N 19°04′04″E / 52.6608°N 19.0678°E
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