Roman Catholic Diocese of Łowicz

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Łowicz (Latin: Lovicen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Łowicz in the Ecclesiastical province of Łódż in Poland.

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 (including non-members)		(as of 2013)
609,479
607,825 (99.7%)
Information
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
Bishops emeritusJózef Zawitkowski
Website
Website of the Diocese
Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Łowicz

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. 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. The level of Sunday mass attendance is also lower than the Polish nation's average about 31.3% of all Catholics in the diocese, 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.[1]

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Poland

References
  1. Ciobanu, Claudia (26 August 2020). "Poland Struggles to Deal With Pedophilia in Catholic Church". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 29 August 2020.


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