Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów

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Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów
Dioecesis Viridimontanensis-Gorzoviensis

Statistics
Country:	Poland
Metropolitan:	Szczecin-Kamień
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	10,805 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	1,150,063 (2004) 1,099,830 (95.6%)
Cathedral:	Katedra pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Gorzów Wielkopolski
Co-cathedral:	Konkatedra św. Jadwigi in Zielona Góra
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Stefan Regmunt
Auxiliary Bishop:	Pawel Socha, C.M.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów {Latin: Viridimontanen(sis)-Gorzovien(sis)} is an diocese located in the cities of Zielona Góra and Gorzów Wielkopolski in the Ecclesiastical province of Szczecin-Kamień in Poland.

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

[edit] History

• June 28, 1972: Established as Diocese of Gorzów from the Diocese of Berlin, Germany
• March 25, 1992: Renamed as Diocese of Zielona Góra – Gorzów

[edit] Special Churches

• Minor Basilica:
  • Bazylika Matki Bożej Rokitniańskiej, Rokitno

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Zielona Góra-Gorzów (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Stefan Regmunt (since 2007.12.29)
  • Bishop Adam Dyczkowski (1993.07.17 – 2007.12.29)
  • Archbishop Józef Michalik (1992.03.25 – 1993.04.17)
• Bishops of Gorzów (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Józef Michalik (1986.10.01 – 1992.03.25)
  • Bishop Wilhelm Pluta (1972.06.28 – 1986.01.22)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website