Roman Catholic Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg

Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg
Dioecesis Coslinensis-Colubreganus
Diecezja Koszalińsko-Kołobrzeska

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Koszalin
Location
Country Poland
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień
Metropolitan Szczecin-Kamień
Statistics
Area 14,640 km2 (5,650 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
925,000
910,900 (98.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 28 June 1972
Cathedral Katedra pw. Niepokalanego Poczęcia
Najświętszej Maryi Panny in Koszalin
Co-cathedral Bazylika Konkatedralna Wniebowzięcia
Najświętszej Maryi Panny in Kołobrzegu
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Edward Dajczak
Metropolitan Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga
Auxiliary Bishops Krzysztof Zadarko
Emeritus Bishops Tadeusz Werno (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus), Paweł Cieślik (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus)
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg (Latin: Coslinen(sis) – Colubregan(us)) is a diocese located in the cities of Koszalin and Kołobrzeg in the Ecclesiastical province of Szczecin-Kamień in Poland. According to the Polish Institute of the Catholic Church Statistics, weekly mass attendance was 25% in 2013 making the diocese the second least devoutly religious one in Poland after the Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień.

History

Co-Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Kołobrzeg

An earlier diocese in the same place was the short-lived medieval diocese of Kołobrzeg (1000-~1005) with its only bishop Reinbern.

Leadership

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