Roman Catholic Diocese of Kielce

Diocese of Kielce
Dioecesis Kielcensis
Assumption Cathedral in Kielce
Location
Country  Poland
Metropolitan Kraków
Statistics
Area 8,319 km2 (3,212 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2013)
813,525
768,743 (94.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia
Najświętszej Marii Panny
(Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Jan Piotrowski
Auxiliary Bishops Marian Florczyk
Andrzej Kaleta

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kielce (Latin: Kielcen(sis)) is an diocese located in the city of Kielce in the Ecclesiastical province of Kraków in Poland.

History

  • 1805: Established as Diocese of Kielce from the Diocese of Kraków
  • 1818: Suppressed
  • December 28, 1882: Restored as Diocese of Kielce

Special churches

Bazylika Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Wiślica
  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Bazylika Groby Bożego, Miechów
    • Bazylika Matki Bożej Anielskiej, Dąbrowie Górniczej
    • Bazylika Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Wiślica
      (Basilica of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary )

Leadership

  • Bishops of Kielce (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Wojciech Górski (1805.06.26 – 1818.02.01)
    • Bishop Tomasz Teofil Kuliński (1883.03.15 – 1907.01.08)
    • Bishop Augustyn Łosiński (1910.04.26 – 1937.03.03)
    • Bishop Czesław Kaczmarek (1938.05.24 – 1963.08.26)
    • Bishop Jan Jaroszewicz (1967.03.20 – 1980.04.17)
    • Archbishop Stanisław Szymecki (1981.03.27 – 1993.05.15)
    • Bishop Kazimierz Ryczan (1993.07.17 – 2014.10.11)
    • Bishop Jan Piotrowski (since 2014.10.11)

See also

Sources

Coordinates: 50°52′08″N 20°37′43″E / 50.8689°N 20.6287°E / 50.8689; 20.6287

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