Roman Catholic Diocese of Kielce
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Kielce
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Diocese of Kielce
Dioecesis Kielcensis |
| Location |
| Country |
Poland |
| Metropolitan |
Kraków |
| Statistics |
| Area |
8,319 km2 (3,212 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2006)
796,246
774,142 (90.5%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia
Najświętszej Marii Panny
(Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
Kazimierz Ryczan |
| Auxiliary Bishop |
Marian Florczyk & Kazimierz Gurda |
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 Gorski (1805.06.26 – 1818.02.01)
- Bishop Tommaso Teofilo Kulinski (1883.03.15 – ?)
- Bishop Agostino Losinski (1910.04.26 – 1937.03.03)
- Bishop Czeslaw 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)
See also
Source
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland
- Religious organizations established in 1882
- Kielce
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
- Poland stubs
- European Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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