Roman Catholic Diocese of Włocławek

Diocese of Włocławek Dioecesis Vladislaviensis Diecezja Włocławska
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Włocławek
Location
Country	Poland
Metropolitan	Gniezno
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 775,245 767,511 (99%)
Information
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

Basilica of Our Lady (left) Sanktuary of the Mother of God victorious in Brdów (right)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Włocławek Latin: Vladislavien(sis), until the 20th century known as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kujawy} is an diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church located in the city of Włocławek in the Ecclesiastical province of Gniezno in Poland.

The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Gniezno. Erected around 1125, the diocese is currently headed by the Bishop Wiesław Mering, appointed in 2003.

Bishop Wiesław Mering.

History

• ca. 1124/26: Established as Diocese of Włocławek

Special churches

• Minor Basilica:
  • Basilica of Our Lady, Licheń Stary

Leadership

• Bishops of Włocławek (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Wiesław Mering

Ordinaries

See List of bishops of Kujawy (Włocławek)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website