• Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Opole

    • The Diocese of Opole (Latin: Dioecesis Opoliensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Opole in the ecclesiastical province of Katowice in Poland.


    History


    1945: Established as Apostolic Administration of Opole
    28 June 1972: Established as Diocese of Opole, part of the ecclesiastical province of Wrocław, from the Upper Silesian part of the Archdiocese of Wrocław and the General Vicariate of Branice of the Archdiocese of Olmütz
    25 March 1992: made part of the ecclesiastical province of Katowice, lost territory to establish Diocese of Gliwice


    Special churches


    Minor Basilica:
    Sanktuarium św. Anny on the Góra Świętej Anny (Saint Anne's Mountain)


    Leadership


    Bishops of Opole (Roman rite)
    Bishop Franciszek Jop (1972 – 1976.09.24)
    Archbishop Alfons Nossol (1977.06.25 – 2009.08.14)
    Bishop Andrzej Czaja (since 2009.08.14)


    See also


    Roman Catholicism in Poland


    Sources


    GCatholic.org
    Catholic Hierarchy
    Diocese website

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