Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalisz

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Diocese of Kalisz
Dioecesis Calissiensis

Statistics
Country:	Poland
Metropolitan:	Poznań
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	10,800 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	768,700 (2004) 758,300 (98.6%)
Cathedral:	Katedra św. Mikołaja (Cathedral of St. Nicholas)
Co-cathedral:	Konkatedra św. Stanisława in Ostrów Wielkopolski (Co-Cathedral of St. Stanislaus)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Stanislaw Napierala
Auxiliary Bishop:	Teofil Józef Wilski

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalisz {Latin: Calissien(sis)} is an diocese located in the city of Kalisz in the Ecclesiastical province of Poznań in Poland.

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 See also 5 Source

[edit] History

• March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Kalisz from the Diocese of Częstochowa, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wrocław and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno

[edit] Special Churches

• Minor Basillicas:
  • Bazylika Matki Bożej Wspomożenia Wiernych, Twardogóra
  • Bazylika św. Józefa, Kalisz

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Kalisz (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Stanisław Napierała (since March 25, 1992)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website