Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalisz

The Diocese of Kalisz (Latin: Dioecesis Calissiensis)) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Kalisz in the ecclesiastical province of Poznań in Poland.

Diocese of Kalisz Dioecesis Calissiensis Diecezja Kaliska
St Nicholas Cathedral in Kalisz
Location
Country	Poland
Ecclesiastical province	Poznań
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Poznań
Statistics
Area	10,800 km2 (4,200 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2019) 733,839 727,672 (99.2%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Katedra św. Mikołaja (Cathedral of St. Nicholas) Kalisz
Co-cathedral	Konkatedra św. Stanisława in Ostrów Wielkopolski (Co-Cathedral of St. Stanislaus) in Ostrów Wielkopolski
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Damian Bryl
Metropolitan Archbishop	Stanisław Gądecki
Auxiliary Bishops	Łukasz Buzun O.S.P.P.E.
Vicar General	Andrzej Latoń
Bishops emeritus	Stanisław Napierała
Website
www.diecezja.kalisz.pl

Map of Diocese of Kalisz

History

• 30 June 1818 : the Diocese of Włocławek is renamed (after the papal bull Ex imposita nobis) Diocese of Cuiavia-Kalisz with the seat in Kalisz for over a century but this diocese returned to its first name on 28 October 1925.
• 25 March 1992: Established as the Diocese of Kalisz from the Diocese of Częstochowa, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wrocław and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno
• 25 June 2020: Pope Francis relieves Bishop Edward Janiak, age 67, of his responsibilities while he is investigating on charges of protecting "predator priests" who committed acts of sex abuse.^[1] On October 17, 2020, Pope Francis permanently removed Janiak as Bishop of Kalisz.^[2][3]

Special churches

Co-Cathedral of St Stanislaus in Ostrów Wielkopolski

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Bazylika Matki Bożej Wspomożenia Wiernych, Twardogóra
  • Bazylika św. Józefa, Kalisz (Basilica of St Joseph)

Bishops

Ordinaries

Bishop Damian Bryl

• Bishop Stanisław Napierała (25 March 1992 – 21 July 2012)
• Bishop Edward Janiak (21 July 2012 – 17 October 2020)^[4]
  • Apostolic Administrator Grzegorz Ryś (25 June 2020^[4][5] – 11 February 2021)
• Bishop Damian Bryl (11 February 2021 – present)

Auxiliary Bishops

• Teofil Józef Wilski (1995–2011)
• Łukasz Mirosław Buzun, O.S.P.P.E. (2014–present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland