Continent: East Europe
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Ełk / Liccanen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Warmia
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Bishop (2003.04.17 – ...): | ![]() |
Auxiliary Bishop (2022.09.24 – ...): | ![]() Titular Bishop of Hólar |
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Bishop of Ełk (Poland)
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Bishop Edward Eugeniusz Samsel
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Bishop Wojciech Ziemba (later Archbishop)
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Area: 11,000 km²
Population: 425,907 Catholics (91.1% of 467,620 total) (2020)
Statistics: 152 parishes, 324 priests (283 diocesan, 41 religious), 5 deacons, 165 lay religious (42 brothers, 123 sisters), 24 seminarians (2020)
Patron Saint: Najświętszej Maryi Panny Matki Kościoła (May 31)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: August 19
Last updated on 2023.06.01
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