It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Suwałki and 106 km (66 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Ecclesiastical historyedit
The Diocese of Wigry was established on 25 March 1798 on territories split off from the then dioceses of Žemaitija (now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas) and Vilnius (now also Metropolitan Archdiocese) and former Luck (merged).
It was suppressed on 30 June 1818, after only two incumbents, its territory being reassigned to establish the Diocese of Sejny, to which its last incumbent was appointed.
wigry, suwałki, county, wigry, ˈviɡrɨ, small, village, administrative, district, gmina, suwałki, within, suwałki, county, podlaskie, voivodeship, north, eastern, poland, short, lived, former, roman, catholic, bishopric, presently, latin, catholic, titular, wig. Wigry ˈviɡrɨ is a small village in the administrative district of Gmina Suwalki within Suwalki County Podlaskie Voivodeship in north eastern Poland 1 a short lived former Roman Catholic bishopric and presently a Latin Catholic titular see WigryVillageChurch of the Immaculate ConceptionWigryCoordinates 54 4 N 23 5 E 54 067 N 23 083 E 54 067 23 083Country PolandVoivodeshipPodlaskieCountySuwalkiGminaSuwalkiPopulation Total30 Contents 1 Village 2 Ecclesiastical history 2 1 Episcopal Ordinaries 2 2 Titular see 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksVillage editIt lies approximately 10 kilometres 6 mi east of Suwalki and 106 km 66 mi north of the regional capital Bialystok Ecclesiastical history editThe Diocese of Wigry was established on 25 March 1798 on territories split off from the then dioceses of Zemaitija now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas and Vilnius now also Metropolitan Archdiocese and former Luck merged It was suppressed on 30 June 1818 after only two incumbents its territory being reassigned to establish the Diocese of Sejny to which its last incumbent was appointed Episcopal Ordinaries edit all Roman Rite Suffragan Bishops of WigryMichal Franciszek Karpowicz Vincentians C M 1799 03 28 death 1803 11 05 Jan Klemens Golaszewski 1805 06 26 1818 06 30 later first Bishop of Sejny 1818 06 30 1820 03 08 Titular see edit It was nominally restored in October 2014 as a Latin Catholic titular bishopric So far it has had a single incumbent of the lowest episcopal rank Marek Szkudlo since 2014 12 13 Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice Poland See also editList of Catholic dioceses in PolandReferences edit Central Statistical Office GUS TERYT National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal in Polish 2008 06 01 External links editGigaCatholic with incumbent biography links nbsp This Suwalki County location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wigry Suwalki County amp oldid 1177726392 Ecclesiastical history, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
