Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarnów
| Diocese of Tarnów Dioecesis Tarnoviensis Diecezja Tarnowska | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Tarnów | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Metropolitan | Kraków[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,566 km2 (2,921 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 1,097,279 1,091,829 (99.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1783[2] |
| Cathedral | Bazylika katedralna Narodzenia NMP w Tarnowie |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Andrzej Jeż[3] |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Marek Jędraszewski |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
Wiesław Lechowicz Stanisław Salaterski Leszek Leszkiewicz |
| Emeritus Bishops | Władysław Bobowski |
The Diocese of Tarnów is a Roman Catholic diocese in Poland. According to Church statistics, it is the most religious diocese in Poland, with 72.5% weekly Mass attendance.[4]
Bishop Jeż
References
| Province of Białystok | |
|---|---|
| Province of Częstochowa | |
| Province of Gdańsk | |
| Province of Gniezno | |
| Province of Katowice | |
| Province of Kraków | |
| Province of Łódź | |
| Province of Lublin | |
| Province of Poznań | |
| Province of Przemyśl | |
| Province of Szczecin-Kamień | |
| Province of Warmia | |
| Province of Warszawa | |
| Province of Wrocław | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions |
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| Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church | |
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Coordinates: 50°00′47″N 20°59′14″E / 50.0131°N 20.9871°E
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