Diocese of Legnica

The Diocese of Legnica () 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 Miracle known as Eucharistic Miracle 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