Diocese of Wigry

Dioecesis Wigerscensis

Suppressed

To: Diocese of Sejny o Sejna o Augustów

Historical Details

Diocese of Wigry
- Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
- Erected: 1799
- Rite: Latin (or Roman)
- Country: Poland

Past Ordinaries

Michal Franciszek Karpowicz, C.M. † (28 Mar 1799 Appointed - 5 Nov 1803 Died)
Jan Klemens Gołaszewski † (26 Jun 1805 Appointed - 30 Jun 1818 Appointed, Bishop of Sejny o Sejna o Augustów)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1799	Erected	Diocese of Vilnius	Diocese of Wigry (erected)
1818	Suppressed	Diocese of Wigry (suppressed)	Diocese of Sejny o Sejna o Augustów

Affiliated Bishops, Living

None

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jan Klemens Gołaszewski † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1805 to 30 Jun 1818)
Michal Franciszek Karpowicz, C.M. † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1799 to 5 Nov 1803)

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 446
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 400
Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 361

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