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Metropolitan
  
Szczecin-Kamień

Established
  
28 June 1972

Phone
  
+48 94 343 87 10

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
14,640 km²

Country
  
Poland

Roman Catholic Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2013) 913,000 833,000 (91.3%)

Cathedral
  
Katedra pw. Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny in Koszalin

Co-cathedral
  
Bazylika Konkatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny in Kołobrzegu

Address
  
Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego, 75-001 Koszalin, Poland

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień

Similar
  
Parafia Rzymsko pw Duch, Katedra pw Niepokal Poczęcia, Kościół pw Podwyżs Krzyża Ś, Kościół św Józefa, Kościół pw św Kazimierza

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg (Latin: Coslinen(sis) – Colubregan(us)) is a suffragan] Latin diocese, in the Ecclesiastical province of Szczecin-Kamień in northwestern Poland.

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It has its cathedral episcopal see is the Katedra Niepokalanego Poczęcia NMP, in Koszalin, as well as a Co-Cathedral, which is the Minor Basilica: Bazylika Konkatedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP, in Kołobrzeg, both in Zachodniopomorskie, and a former Cathedral: Katedra Świętej Rodziny Katedra Świętej Rodziny, in Piła, in Wielkopolskie.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 822,058 Catholics (90.0% of 912,929 total) on 14,640 km² in 220 parishes with 574 priests (439 diocesan, 135 religious), 367 lay religious (142 brothers, 225 sisters) and 53 seminarians.

According to the Polish Institute of the Catholic Church Statistics, weekly mass attendance was 25% in 2013 making the diocese the second least devoutly religious one in Poland after the Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień.

Precursor bishopric of Kolberg

In 1000 a Diocese of Kolberg (German name) was established at present Kołobrzeg (present Polish), one of several German cities in Pomerania.

In 1015 it was however suppressed, its territory being reassigned partly to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno (from 1145 however signed over to the exempt Diocese of Kammin, and partly to establish the Diocese of Kujawy–Pomorze (which would merge into aforementioned Gnesen).

Only one residential bishop of Kolberg is recorded :

  • Reinbern (1000 – 1007), died 1013.

    • History

  • Established on June 28, 1972 as Diocese of Koszalin – Kołobrzeg, on territories split off from the Diocese of Berlin (Germany) and from the suppressed Territorial Prelature of Piła, but formally restoring the Kolberg diocese.
  • Enjoyed a Papal visit from the Polish Pope John Paul II in June 1991.
  • Gained territory on 1992.03.25 from the Diocese of Chełmno
  • Lost territory on 2004.02.24 to establish the Diocese of Bydgoszcz

    • Episcopal Ordinaries

    (all Roman rite)

    Suffragan Bishops of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg
  • Ignacy Ludwik Jeż (1972.06.28 – retired 1992.02.01), died 2006; previously Titular Bishop of Alba marittima (1960.04.20 – 1972.06.28), first as Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Gnesen, Poland) (1960.04.20 – 1967), then as Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau, Poland) (1967 – 1972.06.28)
  • Czesław Domin (1992.02.01 – death 1996.03.15), previously Titular Bishop of Dagnum (1970.06.06 – 1992.02.01) as Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice (Poland) (1970.06.06 – 1992.02.01)
  • Marian Gołębiewski (1996.07.20 – 2004.04.03), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław (Poland) (2004.04.03 – retired 2013.05.18)
  • Kazimierz Nycz (2004.06.09 – 2007.03.03), previously Titular Bishop of Villa regis (1988.05.14 – 2004.06.09) as Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków (Cracovia, Poland) (1988.05.14 – 2004.06.09); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland) (2007.03.03 – ...), Ordinary of Poland of the Eastern Rite (2007.06.09 – ...), created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti (2010.11.20 [2011.04.29] – ...)
  • Edward Dajczak (2007.06.23 - ), previously Titular Bishop of Azura (1989.12.15 – 2007.06.23) as Auxiliary Bishop of Zielona Góra–Gorzów (Poland) (1989.12.15 – 2007.06.23).

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg Wikipedia
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