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Also known as: Polen (Deutsch), Polonia (español, Italiano, latine), la Pologne (français), Polska (polski), Polónia (Português), 波蘭 (繁體中文), ポーランド (日本語) Continent: East Europe Capital: Warsaw Population: 38,626,000 Area: 304,465 km² Patron Saints: Mary Queen of Poland, St. Stanislaw, St. Adalbert, St. Stanislaus Kostka, St. Andrew Bobola Religions: Roman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and other 5% Languages: Polish Motto: Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna (Polish) (God, Honour, Fatherland) Neighbouring Countries: ↓ Slovakia Circumscriptions (45): Metr. Archdioceses (15), Dioceses (28), Ordinariates (1), Military Ordinariates (1) Roman Rite (42): Białystok, Bielsko–Żywiec, Bydgoszcz, Częstochowa, Drohiczyn, Elbląg, Ełk, Gdańsk, Gliwice, Gniezno, Kalisz, Katowice, Kielce, Koszalin–Kołobrzeg, Kraków, Legnica, Łódź, Łomża, Łowicz, Lublin, Opole, Ordynariat Polowy Wojska Polskiego, Pelplin, Płock, Poznań, Przemyśl, Radom, Rzeszów, Sandomierz, Siedlce, Sosnowiec, Świdnica, Szczecin–Kamień, Tarnów, Toruń, Warmia, Warszawa, Warszawa–Praga, Włocławek, Wrocław, Zamość–Lubaczów, Zielona Góra–Gorzów Ukrainian Church (2): Przemyśl–Warszawa, Wrocław–Gdańsk Eastern Rite without proper Ordinary (1): Ordynariat dla wiernych obrządku wschodniego
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Apostolic Nunciature: Poland Conference of Bishops: Konferencja Episkopatu Polski International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.) International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.) as of 2013.05.19 © 2013 GCatholic.org |