Roman Catholic Diocese of Włocławek
Diocese of Włocławek Dioecesis Vladislaviensis Diecezja Włocławska | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Gniezno |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,824 km2 (3,407 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Włocławek Cathedral Katedra Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Krzysztof Jakub Wętkowski |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Wojciech Polak |
| Bishops emeritus | Stanisław Gębicki Wiesław Mering |
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| Website of the Diocese | |
Basilica of Our Lady (left) Sanctuary of the Mother of God Victorious in Brdów (right)
The Diocese of Włocławek (Latin: Dioecesis Vladislaviensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno. Until the 20th century, it was known as the Diocese of Kujawy.
The bishops' seat is Włocławek Cathedral, also a minor basilica: Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP in the city of Włocławek, in Kujawsko-Pomorskie.
The diocese has two more Minor Basilicas:
- Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń (Polish: Bazylika MB Bolesnej Królowej Polski), in Licheń Stary, Wielkopolskie
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia NMP, in Zduńska Wola, Łódzkie.
The diocese is currently headed by Bishop Krzysztof Jakub Wętkowski, appointed in 2021.