Hosta

The Diocese of Legnica (Latin: Dioecesis Legnicensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Legnica in the ecclesiastical province of Wrocław in Poland. According to the Catholic Church statistics 30.1% of the population attended a church every Sunday and holy obligation day or more often in 2013.

History

• March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Legnica from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wrocław
• December 25, 2013: An Eucharistic Miracles knowns as Eucharistic Miracles of Legnica happened. A consecrated host transformed into heart muscle human tissue in agony.This was confirmed by the University of Wrocław and University of Szczecin.

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Bazylika św. Erazma i św. Pankracego w Jeleniej Górze
  • Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Krzeszów
  • Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Mikołaja w Bolesławcu

Leadership

• Bishops of Legnica (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Tadeusz Rybak (1992.03.25 – 2005.03.19)
  • Bishop Stefan Cichy (2005.03.19 – 2014.04.16)
  • Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski (2014.04.16 – 2021.06.28)
  • Bishop Andrzej Siemieniewski (since 2021.06.28)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

51°12′25″N 16°09′42″E / 51.207052°N 16.161730°E / 51.207052; 16.161730