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Roman Catholic Diocese of Toruń

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Parishes
  
195

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Country
  
Poland

Bishop
  
Andrzej Suski

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
5,427 km²

Auxiliary bishop
  
Józef Szamocki

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Sławoj Leszek Głódź

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2014) 616,215 580,604 (94.2%)

Cathedral
  
Bazylika Katedralna św. Jana Chrzciciela (Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist)

Co-cathedral
  
Bazylika Konkatedralna Trójcy Świętej in Chełmża (Co-Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gdańsk

Patron saints
  
Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski, Maria Karłowska, Jutta of Kulmsee

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toruń (Latin: Thorunien(sis)) is an diocese located in the city of Toruń in the Ecclesiastical province of Gdańsk in Poland.

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History

  • March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Toruń from the Diocese of Chelmno and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno

    • Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
  • Bazylika pw. św. Tomasza Apostoła, Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
    (Basilica of St. Thomas the Apostle)

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Toruń (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Andrzej Wojciech Suski (since March 25, 1992)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Toruń Wikipedia
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