Roman Catholic Diocese of Toruń

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Diocese of Toruń
Dioecesis Thoruniensis

Statistics
Country:	Poland
Metropolitan:	Gdańsk
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	5,427 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	636,862 (2004) 608,311 (95.5%)
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)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Andrzej Wojciech Suski
Auxiliary Bishop:	Józef Szamocki

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.

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

[edit] History

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

[edit] Special Churches

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

[edit] Leadership

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

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website