Diocese of Görlitz

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Bishop(s) Konrad Zdarsa, Bishop Rudolf Müller, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Elevated: 27 June 1994 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Berlin Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Germany Square Kilometers: 9,700 (3,746 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.bistum-goerlitz.online.de/ Mailing Address: Carl-von-Ossietzky-Strasse 41/43, D-02826 Gorlitz, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Telephone: (03581)47.820 Fax: 478.212

Historical Details

• Apostolic Administration of Görlitz
  • Latin Name: Gorlicensis
  • Erected: 28 June 1972
  • Country: Germany

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ferdinand Piontek † (23 May 1959 Appointed - 2 Nov 1963 Died)
• Bernhard Huhn † (28 Jun 1972 Appointed - 27 Jun 1994 Retired)
• Rudolf Müller (27 Jun 1994 Appointed - 24 Jun 2006 Retired)
• Konrad Zdarsa (24 Apr 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Apostolic Administration of Görlitz
28 June 1972	Erected	Archdiocese of Wrocław {Breslavia}	Apostolic Administration of Görlitz (erected)
Diocese of Görlitz
27 June 1994	Elevated	Apostolic Administration of Görlitz	Diocese of Görlitz

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Apostolic Administration of Görlitz
1980	70,000	1,000,000	7.0%	81	7	88	795	5	8	219	59	ap1981
1990	60,000	930,000	6.5%	73	4	77	779	7	4	173	57	ap1991
Diocese of Görlitz
1999	49,200	920,000	5.3%	62	6	68	723	5	6	130	57	ap2000
2000	49,200	920,000	5.3%	60	6	66	745	5	6	115	57	ap2001
2001	48,500	920,000	5.3%	58	5	63	769	6	8	106	55	ap2002
2002	48,500	910,000	5.3%	61	5	66	734	6	6	104	55	ap2003
2003	48,000	905,000	5.3%	54	4	58	827	6	5	97	55	ap2004
2004	35,000	890,000	3.9%	55	2	57	614	6	3	91	52	ap2005
2006	32,203	792,824	4.1%	57	2	59	545	4	3	81	46	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Bernhard Huhn † (Priest: 20 Dec 1953; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Nov 1971; Apostolic Administrator: 28 Jun 1972 to 27 Jun 1994)
• Rudolf Müller (Priest: 17 Jul 1955; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 May 1987; Bishop: 27 Jun 1994 to 24 Jun 2006)
• Ferdinand Piontek † (Apostolic Administrator: 23 May 1959 to 2 Nov 1963)
• Gerhard Schaffran † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Nov 1962 to 12 Sep 1970)
• Konrad Zdarsa (Bishop: 24 Apr 2007 - )