Roman Catholic Diocese of Opole

Roman Catholic diocese in Poland

Diocese of Opole Dioecesis Opoliensis Diecezja Opolska

Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Opole
Location
Country	Poland
Metropolitan	Katowice
Statistics
Area	8,033 km (3,102 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 850,693 783,056 (92.0%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Katedra św. Krzyża (Cathedral of the Holy Cross)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Andrzej Czaja
Auxiliary Bishops	Rudolf Pierskała Waldemar Musioł
Bishops emeritus	Alfons Nossol Paweł Stobrawa
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Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Opole (Latin: Dioecesis Opoliensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Opole in the ecclesiastical province of Katowice in Poland.

History

1945: Established as Apostolic Administration of Opole
28 June 1972: Established as Diocese of Opole, part of the ecclesiastical province of Wrocław, from the Upper Silesian part of the Archdiocese of Wrocław and the General Vicariate of Branice of the Archdiocese of Olmütz
25 March 1992: made part of the ecclesiastical province of Katowice, lost territory to establish Diocese of Gliwice

Special churches

Minor Basilica:
- Sanktuarium św. Anny on the Góra Świętej Anny
  (Saint Anne's Mountain)

Leadership

Bishops of Opole (Roman rite)
- Bishop Franciszek Jop (1972 – 1976.09.24)
- Archbishop Alfons Nossol (1977.06.25 – 2009.08.14)
- Bishop Andrzej Czaja (since 2009.08.14)

Sources

v t e Latin and Eastern Catholic dioceses in Poland
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Province of Częstochowa	Archdiocese of Częstochowa Diocese of Radom Diocese of Sosnowiec
Province of Gdańsk	Archdiocese of Gdańsk Diocese of Pelplin Diocese of Toruń
Province of Gniezno	Archdiocese of Gniezno Diocese of Bydgoszcz Diocese of Włocławek
Province of Katowice	Archdiocese of Katowice Diocese of Gliwice Diocese of Opole
Province of Kraków	Archdiocese of Kraków Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec Diocese of Kielce Diocese of Tarnów
Province of Łódź	Archdiocese of Łódź Diocese of Łowicz
Province of Lublin	Archdiocese of Lublin Diocese of Sandomierz Diocese of Siedlce
Province of Poznań	Archdiocese of Poznań Diocese of Kalisz
Province of Przemyśl	Archdiocese of Przemyśl Diocese of Rzeszów Diocese of Zamość–Lubaczów
Province of Szczecin-Kamień	Archdiocese of Szczecin–Kamień Diocese of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg Diocese of Zielona Góra–Gorzów
Province of Warmia	Archdiocese of Warmia Diocese of Elbląg Diocese of Ełk
Province of Warszawa	Archdiocese of Warszawa Diocese of Płock Diocese of Warszawa-Praga
Province of Wrocław	Archdiocese of Wrocław Diocese of Legnica Diocese of Świdnica
Sui iuris jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Poland Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Poland (all non-Latin Catholic rites, except Ukrainians)
Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church	Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw Eparchy of Olsztyn–Gdańsk Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin
See also	List of Catholic dioceses in Poland
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