Diocese of

Kalisz

Poland

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Kalisz / Calissien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Poznań

Neighbouring Dioceses: Wrocław (↙), Poznań (↖), Gniezno (↑), Włocławek (↗), Łódź (→), Częstochowa (↘), Opole (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Joseph (March 19)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: September 24

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1992.03.25: Established as Diocese of Kalisz / Calissien(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Poznań, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wrocław, Diocese of Częstochowa, Diocese of Opole and Diocese of Włocławek and became suffragan of Poznań)

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1997.06)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.01.25 – ...):	Bishop Damian Bryl (57)
Auxiliary Bishop (2014.07.05 – ...):	Bishop Łukasz Mirosław Buzun, O.S.P.P.E. (58) Titular Bishop of Chusira

Ordinaries

Bishops of Kalisz (Roman Rite)

Bishop Damian Bryl (57)
(2021.01.25 – ...)

Bishop of Kalisz (Poland)

Caritas Christi urget nos

Born:	1969.02.10 (Jarocin, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1994.05.25
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.09.08

Priest of Poznań (Poland) (1994.05.25 – 2013.07.13)

Titular Bishop of Suliana (2013.07.13 – 2021.01.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (2013.07.13 – 2021.01.25)

Bishop of Kalisz (Poland) (2021.01.25 – ...)

Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś (62) (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator 2020.10.17 – 2021.01.25)

Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś (62) (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator sede plena 2020.06.25 – 2020.10.17)

Bishop Edward Janiak
(2012.07.21 – 2020.10.17)

Oportet servire

Born:	1952.08.14 (Malczyce, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1979.05.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.11.30
Died:	2021.09.23 (Wrocław, Poland † 69)

Titular Bishop of Scilium (1996.10.26 – 2012.07.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland) (1996.10.26 – 2012.07.21)

Bishop of Kalisz (Poland) (2012.07.21 – 2020.10.17)

Bishop Stanisław Napierała (89)
(1992.03.25 – 2012.07.21)

Bishop emeritus of Kalisz (Poland)

Ut Vitam habeant

Born:	1936.12.23 (Kalwy, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1961.05.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1980.10.05

Priest of Poznań (Poland) (1961.05.27 – 1980.08.25)

Titular Bishop of San Leone (1980.08.25 – 1992.03.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1980.08.25 – 1992.03.25)

Bishop of Kalisz (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2012.07.21)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Teofil Józef Wilski (1995.04.08 – 2011.10.31)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Katedra św. Mikołaja, Kalisz, Wielkopolskie
Co-Cathedral: Konkatedra św. Stanisława, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Wielkopolskie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika kolegiacka Wniebowzięcia NMP, Kalisz, Wielkopolskie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika Matki Bożej Wspomożenia Wiernych, Twardogóra, Dolnośląskie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika św. Jana Chrzciciela, Krotoszyn, Wielkopolskie
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Wrocław (↙), Poznań (↖), Gniezno (↑), Włocławek (↗), Łódź (→), Częstochowa (↘), Opole (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 10,800 km²

Population: 727,470 Catholics (99.5% of 730,940 total)

Pastoral Centres: 283 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 537 priests (462 diocesan, 75 religious), 407 religious (82 brothers, 325 sisters), 23 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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