Roman Catholic Diocese of Görlitz

Diocese of Görlitz

Dioecesis Gorlicensis

Bistum Görlitz
St. James Cathedral in Görlitz
Location
Country Germany
Ecclesiastical provinceBerlin
MetropolitanGörlitz, Saxony
Statistics
Area9,700 km2 (3,700 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2006)
  • 792,824
  • 32,203 (4.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJune 28, 1972
CathedralSt. James Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Hedwig of Silesia
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopWolfgang Ipolt
Bishop of Görlitz
Metropolitan ArchbishopHeiner Koch
Bishops emeritusRudolf Müller
Map
Website
bistum-goerlitz.de

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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