Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarnów

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarnów
Diocese of Tarnów
Dioecesis Tarnoviensis
Location
Country Poland
Metropolitan Kraków
Statistics
Area 7.56625 km2 (2.92135 sq mi)
Population
Catholics

1.119.740
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Bazylika katedralna Narodzenia NMP w Tarnowie
Current leadership
Bishop vacant
Auxiliary Bishop Andrzej Jeż
Wiesław Lechowicz
Emeritus Bishops Władysław Bobowski

The Diocese of Tarnów is a Roman Catholic diocese in Poland.[1] According to Church statistics, it is the most religious diocese in Poland, with 72.5% weekly Mass attendance. [2]

References

  1. ^ Tarnów - Catholic Encyclopedia article
  2. ^ Tygodnik Katolicki - Gość Niedzielny - Wydanie Internetowe

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company. 

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