Diocese of

Świdnica

Poland

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Świdnica / Suidnicien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Wrocław

Neighbouring Dioceses: Hradec Králové (↙), Legnica (↖), Wrocław (↗), Opole (→), Ostrava–Opava (↘), Olomouc (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Stanislaus da Szczepanów (May 8)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: January 30

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

2004.02.24: Established as Diocese of Świdnica / Suidnicien(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wrocław and Diocese of Legnica and became suffragan of Wrocław)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2020.03.31 – ...):	Bishop Marek Mendyk (65)
Auxiliary Bishop (2008.03.19 – ...):	Bishop Adam Bałabuch (64) Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana

Ordinaries

Bishops of Świdnica (Roman Rite)

Bishop Marek Mendyk (65)
(2020.03.31 – ...)

Bishop of Świdnica (Poland)

In verbo tuo Domine

Born:	1961.03.18 (Gluszyca, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1987.05.23
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.01.31

Priest of Wrocław (Poland) (1987.05.23 – 1992.03.25)

Priest of Legnica (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2008.12.24)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2002.06.02 – 2008.12.24)

Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru (2008.12.24 – 2020.03.31)

Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica (Poland) (2008.12.24 – 2020.03.31)

Bishop of Świdnica (Poland) (2020.03.31 – ...)

Bishop Ignacy Dec (81)
(2004.02.24 – 2020.03.31)

Bishop emeritus of Świdnica (Poland)

Misericordia et Veritas

Born:	1944.07.27 (Hucisko, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1969.06.21
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.03.25

Priest of Wrocław (Poland) (1969.06.21 – 2004.02.24)

Bishop of Świdnica (Poland) (2004.02.24 – 2020.03.31)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Katedra św. Stanisława i św. Wacława, Świdnica, Dolnośląskie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika Nawiedzenia NMP, Wambierzyce, Dolnośląskie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika Nawiedzenia NMP, Bardo, Dolnośląskie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika św. Piotra i Pawła, Strzegom, Dolnośląskie
International Shrine: Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Bolesnej, Stary Wielisław, Dolnośląskie
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Hradec Králové (↙), Legnica (↖), Wrocław (↗), Opole (→), Ostrava–Opava (↘), Olomouc (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 4,060 km²

Population: 533,230 Catholics (84.8% of 628,820 total)

Pastoral Centres: 191 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 402 priests (333 diocesan, 69 religious), 2 deacons, 474 religious (105 brothers, 369 sisters), 14 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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