Opole (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 28 June 1972
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Katowice
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Poland
Square Kilometers: 8,033 (3,102 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diecezja.opole.pl/
Mailing Address: Kuria Diecezjalna, ul. Ksiazat Opolskich 19, 45-005 Opole, Polska
Telephone: (077)454.38.37
Fax: 453.79.61

Past and Present Ordinaries

Date	Event	From	To
28 June 1972	Erected	Archdiocese of Olomouc (Branice, Glubczyce, and Kietrz along with Owsiszcze) Archdiocese of Wrocław {Breslavia} (Gliwice, Labedy, Miechowice, Pyskowice, Toszek, Ujazd, and Zabrze (all in Katowice))	Diocese of Opole (erected)
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Częstochowa (Nowe Chechło, Świerklaniec, Orzech, Sucha G�ra (of Piekary), Herby Polskie) Diocese of Katowice (Lubliniec, Sad�w, Tarnowskie G�ry Centrum, Tarnowskie G�ry Zach�d, and Woźniki) Diocese of Opole (Bytom, Bytom-Miechowice, Gliwice, Gliwice Łabędy, Kuźnia Raciborska (except Racib�rz-Markowice), Pyskowice, Zabrze, Zabrze-Mikulczyce, and part of Toszek; Bojsz�w, Pławniowice, Poniszowice, Rudno, and Tacisz�w (from Ujazd); Koty, ...)	Diocese of Gliwice (erected)
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Częstochowa (Bolesławiec (except Skomlin), Lutut�w (except Naramice), Wierusz�w) Archdiocese of Gniezno (Czermin, Jarocin, Pleszew) Diocese of Opole (Uszyce and Zdziechowice (in Gorz�w Śląski)) Archdiocese of Poznań (Bralin, Kępno, Koźmin, Krotoszyn, Odolan�w, Ołobok, Ostr�w I, Ostr�w II, Ostrzesz�w) Diocese of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze) (Błaszki, Kalisz I, Kalisz II, Koźminek, Stawiszyn, Złoczew) Archdiocese of Wrocław {Breslavia} (Syc�w (except Poniatowice), Twardog�ra, along with Cieszk�w, Gądkowice, and Trzebicko (in Milicz))	Diocese of Kalisz (erected)
25 March 1992	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Opole (from Wrocław)

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1980	1,600,000	1,660,000	96.4%	711	245	956	1,673		277	1,427	445	ap1981
1990	1,820,000	1,920,000	94.8%	777	235	1,012	1,798		374	1,310	490	ap1991
1999	870,350	910,000	95.6%	619	127	746	1,166		171	913	392	ap2000
2000	870,400	910,000	95.6%	618	116	734	1,185		157	898	395	ap2001
2001	870,400	910,000	95.6%	637	129	766	1,136		171	896	396	ap2002
2002	870,400	910,000	95.6%	649	124	773	1,126		168	882	396	ap2003
2003	870,300	909,500	95.7%	658	122	780	1,115		172	874	396	ap2004
2004	860,000	900,000	95.6%	666	122	788	1,091		173	870	396	ap2005
2013	847,000	887,000	95.5%	673	147	820	1,032		190	681	398	ap2014
2016	794,000	820,000	96.8%	653	147	800	992	5	190	638	399	ap2017
2019	795,571	821,100	96.9%	652	153	805	988	7	180	644	399	ap2020
2021	783,056	850,693	92.0%	653	139	792	988	8	175	580	400	ap2022
2023	786,730	854,680	92.0%	642	140	782	1,006	11	173	578	399	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Andrzej Konrad Czaja (Deacon: 25 Oct 1987; Priest: 11 May 1988; Bishop: 14 Aug 2009 - )
Jan Kopiec (Priest: 30 Apr 1972; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Dec 1992 to 29 Dec 2011)
Waldemar Musioł (Priest: 2 Jun 2001; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Oct 2022)
Alfons Nossol (Priest: 23 Jun 1957; Bishop: 25 Jun 1977; Archbishop (Personal Title): 12 Nov 1999 to 14 Aug 2009)
Rudolf Pierskała (Priest: 22 Jun 1985; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Dec 2013)
Paweł Stobrawa (Priest: 20 May 1973; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Apr 2003 to 22 Apr 2022)

Antoni Adamiuk † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jun 1970 to 2 Sep 1989)
Jan Bagiński † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Jul 1985 to 14 Aug 2009)
Franciszek Jop † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1972 to 24 Sep 1976)
Gerard Alfons Kusz † (Priest: 24 Jun 1962; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Jul 1985 to 25 Mar 1992)
Jan Walenty Wieczorek † (Priest: 22 Jun 1958; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jun 1981 to 25 Mar 1992)
Wacław Wycisk † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jun 1972 to 22 Mar 1984)

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