The Diocese of Świdnica was created on 24 February 2004 by Pope John Paul II by a decree supplementing the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus, which entered into force on 25 March 2004. The capital of the diocese is Świdnica with the Cathedral of St. Stanislaus, bishop and martyr, and St. Wenceslaus. The patron of the diocese is St. Stanislaus, bishop and martyr.