Roman Catholic Diocese of Łowicz
Diocese of Łowicz Dioecesis Lovicensis Diecezja łowicka | |
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Cathedral of the Assumption in Łowicz | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Łódż |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Łódż |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,806 km2 (2,242 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Katedra pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Wojciech Osial |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Grzegorz Ryś |
| Bishops emeritus | Andrzej Dziuba |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Łowicz (Latin: Dioecesis Lovicensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Łowicz in the ecclesiastical province of Łódż in Poland.
Its cathedral, the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas, stands as one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated November 13, 2012. This listing is maintained by the National Heritage Board of Poland.
In 2014, it became the first and for now the only one Polish diocese since a very long time where no deacon was ordinated a priest. About 31.3% of all Catholics in the diocese attend Sunday mass, which is lower than the average for the Polish nation as of 2013.