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Diocese of Świdnica

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Bishop(s)

  • Marek Mendyk, Bishop
  • Adam Bałabuch, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Ignacy Dec, Bishop Emeritus

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
24 February 2004ErectedDiocese of Legnica (Bolków; Głuszyca; Goscisław; Strzegom; Świebodzice; Wałbrzych Południe; Wałbrzych Północ, Wałbrzych Zachód, and part of Jawor)
Archdiocese of Wrocław {Breslavia} (Bystrzyca Kłodzka; Dzierżoniów Południe; Dzierżoniów Północ; Kamieniec Ząbkowicki; Kłodzko; Kudowa Zdrój; Lądek Zdrój; Międzylesie; Nowa Ruda; Polanica Zdrój; Świdnica Śląska Wschód; Świ...)
Diocese of Świdnica (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2004653,140687,51495.0%298683661,784508184ap2005
2010667,608678,00098.5%328784061,64492444188ap2011
2014621,000637,00097.5%330844141,500123421190ap2015
2017606,100622,00097.4%340764161,456118394191ap2018
2020525,720620,00084.8%342794211,248119369191ap2021
2022530,208625,23284.8%325713961,3381106369191ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 96, Page 388, to Page 390

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