Diocese of Łowicz

Dioecesis Lovicensis

Diecezja łowicka
Cathedral of the Assumption in Łowicz
Location
CountryPoland
Ecclesiastical provinceŁódż
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Łódż
Statistics
Area5,806 km2 (2,242 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2019)
602,730
583,496 (96,8%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralKatedra pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny
(Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAndrzej Franciszek Dziuba
Metropolitan ArchbishopGrzegorz Ryś
Auxiliary BishopsWojciech Osial
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Łowicz (Latin: Dioecesis Lovicensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Łowicz in the Ecclesiastical province of Łódż in Poland.

Its cathedral, the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas, stands as one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated November 13, 2012.[1] This listing is maintained by the National Heritage Board of Poland.

In 2014, it became the first and for now the only one Polish diocese since a very long time where no deacon was ordinated a priest. About 31.3% of all Catholics in the diocese attend Sunday mass, which is lower than the average for the Polish nation as of 2013.

History

Leadership

  • Bishops of Łowicz (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Andrzej Franciszek Dziuba (since 2004.03.27)
    • Bishop Alojzy Orszulik, S.A.C. (1992.03.25 – 2004.03.27)

Reports of sex abuse

In the summer of 2020, a priest of the diocese by the name of Piotr M. was convicted of sexually molesting two girls in the village of Ruszów. Investigations revealed that there had been allegations of abuse against Piotr M. from 10 accusers dating back more than 30 years while he served in the Archdiocese of Wroclaw. Diocesan spokesman for Łowicz Fr. Jozef Lisowski says that since his conviction Piotr M. has been barred from celebrating mass or presenting himself as a priest.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 października 2012 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Łowicz - Bazylika Katedralna (dawna Kolegiata Prymasowska) pod wezwaniem Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny", Dz. U. z 2012 r. poz. 1239
  2. ↑ Ciobanu, Claudia (26 August 2020). "Poland Struggles to Deal With Pedophilia in Catholic Church". Balkan Insight. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

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