Lutheran Diocese of Cieszyn

The Diocese of Cieszyn is the smallest diocese of the six which constitute the Polish Lutheran Church. The Bishop's See is Cieszyn, but the diocese is headquartered in Bielsko-Biała.

Diocese of Cieszyn

Diecezja cieszyńska
Church in Bielsko-Biała
Location
CountryPoland
HeadquartersBielsko-Biała
Statistics
Parishes22
DenominationEvangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland
Current leadership
BishopAdrian Korczago
Saviour Church in Bielsko-Biała

Location

The Diocese of Cieszyn comprises Bielsko County and Cieszyn County in Silesian Voivodship, mostly encompassing the Polish part of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia (only the parish in Biała lies without historical Cieszyn Silesia).

History

Cieszyn Silesia was historically inhabited by a large Lutheran minority since the 16th century. A structure of parishes within Austrian Lutheran Church was established after issuing the Patent of Toleration in 1781. After World War I, the fall of Austria-Hungary, the Polish–Czechoslovak War, and the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the parishes that became a part of the Second Polish Republic joined the Polish Lutheran Church, first as a seniority, then in 1936 formally constituted as a diocese.

List of Bishops
  • Paweł Nikodem : 1937~1954
    • Vacant (1954~1957)
  • Adam Wegert : 1957~1980
  • Jan Szarek : 1980~1991
  • Paweł Anweiler : 1992~2016
  • Adrian Korczago : 2016~

List of parishes

22 parishes belong to the Diocese of Cieszyn:

Parish Established Churches Photo
Biała (Bielsko-Biała) 1781 Marthin Luther Church in Bielsko-Biała; Filial church in Salmopol;
Bielsko (Bielsko-Biała) 1782 Saviour Church in Bielsko-Biała;
Stare Bielsko (Bielsko-Biała) 1814 John the Baptist Church in Bielsko-Biała; Filial church in Kamienica (Bielsko-Biała)
Bładnice 2000 Lutheran church in Bładnice
Brenna-Górki 1992 Lutheran church in Brenna; Filial church in Górki;
Cieszyn 1709 Jesus Church in Cieszyn; Filial churches or chapels in Bażanowice, Gumna, Hażlach, Krasna, Marklowice, Ogrodzona, Puńców and Zamarski
Cisownica 1986 Lutheran church in Cisownica;
Czechowice-Dziedzice Lutheran church in Czechowice-Dziedzice;
Dzięgielów 2005 Lutheran church in Dzięgielów;
Drogomyśl 1788 Lutheran church in Drogomyśl; Filial churches in Pruchna and Bąków;
Goleszów 1785 Lutheran church in Goleszów; Filial churches or chapels in Godziszów, Kisielów, Kozakowice Dolne and Leszna Górna;
Istebna 1999 Lutheran church in Istebna;
Jaworze 1782 Lutheran church in Jaworze; Filial churches in Jasienica, Wapienica and Świętoszówka
Międzyrzecze 1864 Lutheran church in Międzyrzecze Górne; Filial church in Mazańcowice
Skoczów 1866 Lutheran church in Skoczów; Filial churches in Dębowiec, Pierściec and Simoradz
Ustroń 1785 Lutheran church in Ustroń; Filial churches in Dobka, Polana and Lipowiec
Wieszczęta-Kowale 1994 Lutheran church in Wieszczęta;
Wisła-Centrum 1782 Lutheran church in Wisła;
Wisła-Czarne 1994 Lutheran church in Wisła-Czarne;
Wisła-Głębce 1994 Lutheran church in Wisła-Głębce;
Wisła-Jawornik 1994 Lutheran church in Wisła-Jawornik;
Wisła-Malinka 1994 Lutheran church in Wisła-Malinka;
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References
  • Michejda, Karol (1992). Z historii Kościoła ewangelickiego na Śląsku Cieszyńskim [From the history of Lutheran Church in Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: Dom Wydawniczy i Księgarski „Didache“. ISBN 83-85572-00-7.

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