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Diocese of Ełk

*Dioecesis Liccanensis*

Diecezja Ełcka
Diocese of Ełk; Dioecesis Liccanensis; Diecezja Ełcka
	Ełk Cathedral
Location
Country	Poland
Ecclesiastical province	Warmia
Metropolitan	Warmia
Statistics
Area	11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2021); 467,620; 425,907 (91.1%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 March 1992
Cathedral	Katedra św. Wojciecha
Co-cathedral	Konkatedra NMP Matki Kościoła, Gołdap ; & Konkatedra św. Aleksandra, Suwałki
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Józef Górzyński
Auxiliary Bishops	Dariusz Zalewski
Website
	Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Ełk (Latin: Dioecesis Liccanensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Ełk in the ecclesiastical province of Warmia in Poland.

History

March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Ełk from the Diocese of Łomża and Diocese of Warmia

Cathedral: Katedra św. Wojciecha, Ełk (St. Wojciech Cathedral)
Co-Cathedral: Konkatedra NMP Matki Kościoła, Gołdap (Our Lady Mother of Church Concathedral)
Co-Cathedral: Konkatedra św. Aleksandra, Suwałki (St. Alexander Concathedral)
Minor Basilica: Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Jezusowego, Augustów (Most Holy Heart of Jesus Basilica)

Bishops of Ełk (Roman rite)
- Bishop Wojciech Ziemba (1992.03.25 – 2000.11.16), appointed Archbishop of Białystok
- Bishop Edward Samsel (2000.11.16 – 2003.01.17)
- Bishop Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. (since 2003.04.17)

Romuald Kamiński (2005-2017), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Warszawa-Praga
Adrian Joseph Galbas, S.A.C. (2020-2022) appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Katowice
Dariusz Zalewski (since 2022.10.29)

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