Roman Catholic Diocese of Opole

The Diocese of Opole (Latin: Dioecesis Opoliensis, poln: Diecezja opolska ) is a diocese located in Poland of the Roman Catholic Church, which covers the western part of Upper Silesia and based in Opole ( Opole German ) has.

  • 6.1 Important churches

History

The territory of the present Diocese of Opole was - except for the area around Głubczyce that the Archdiocese of Olomouc belonged - historically part of the diocese of Breslau.

After the Second World War, the Polish Primate Cardinal August Hlond shared the now standing under Polish administration diocese territory into three Apostolic Administrations, including Opole.

Finally, Pope Paul VI. with the Apostolic Constitution Episcoporum Poloniae coetus on June 28, 1972 from the Apostolic Administration Opole Opole the diocese and ordered it a suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of Wroclaw.

With the Apostolic Constitution Totus Tuus Poloniae populus of 25 March 1992, Pope John Paul II ordered the church structure of Poland new, so were separated from the territory of the diocese Opoler parts to form new dioceses of Gliwice and Kalisz and the Diocese of Opole, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Katowice, the Ecclesiastical Province Katowice has been assigned.

Deaneries

  • Opole
  • Branice ( Branitz )
  • Friedrichsthal
  • Głubczyce ( Leobschutz )
  • Głuchołazy ( Ziegenhals )
  • Gorzow Slaski ( Landsberg)
  • Gościęcin (cost Thal )
  • Grodków ( Grottkau )
  • Large stone
  • Guttentag
  • Kędzierzyn ( Kędzierzyn )
  • Kietrz ( Katscher )
  • Kluczbork ( Kreuzburg )
  • Koźle ( Cosel )
  • Krapkowice ( Krappitz )
  • Leschnitz
  • Lohnau
  • Niemodlin ( Falkenberg )
  • Oberglogau
  • Olesno (Rosenberg )
  • Opole Szczepanowice ( Opole - Sczepanowitz )
  • Otmuchów ( Ottmachau )
  • Ozimek ( Malapane )
  • Paczków ( Patschkau )
  • Pietrowice Wielkie ( United Peterwitz )
  • Proskau
  • Prudnik (New Town)
  • Racibórz ( Ratibor )
  • Siołkowice ( scarf Schukowitzgasse )
  • Skoroszyce (peace Walde )
  • Strzelce ( United Strehlitz )
  • Tworków ( Tworkau )
  • Ujest ( Ujazd )
  • Zawadzkie ( Zawadzki )
  • Zülz

Bishops

Jurisdiction of district Opole

Diocese of Opole

Auxiliary Bishops

  • (1958-1984) Waclaw Wycisk, Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Numidia
  • (1970-1989) Antoni Adamiuk, Titular Bishop of Ala miliaria
  • (1981-1992) January Wieczorek, Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia
  • (1985-1992) Gerard Kusz, Titular Bishop of Tagarbala
  • (1985-2009) January Bagiński, Titular Bishop of Tagarata
  • (1993-2011) January Kopiec, Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus
  • Since 2003 Paweł Stobrawa, Titular Bishop of AECA
  • Since 2013 Rudolf Pierskała, Titular Bishop of seminars

Diocese cartridge

  • St. Anne July 26
  • St. Hyacinth August 15

Church institutions

Important churches

In the Diocese of Opole two churches have the status of a minor Basilica:

  • The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Opole (since 1934)
  • The pilgrimage church of St. Anna on the St. Annaberg ( since 1980)
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