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Roman Catholic Diocese of Görlitz
Catholic diocese in Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of Görlitz (Latin: Dioecesis Gorlicensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Germany. The current ordinary is Wolfgang Ipolt
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Diocese of Görlitz Dioecesis Gorlicensis Bistum Görlitz | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Berlin |
Metropolitan | Görlitz, Saxony |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,700 km2 (3,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 792,824 32,203 (4.1%) |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | June 28, 1972 |
Cathedral | St. James Cathedral |
Patron saint | St. Hedwig of Silesia |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Wolfgang Ipolt Bishop of Görlitz |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Heiner Koch |
Bishops emeritus | Rudolf Müller |
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Website | |
bistum-goerlitz.de |
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