Roman Catholic Diocese of Sosnowiec
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sosnowiec is a diocese located in the city of Sosnowiec in the Ecclesiastical province of Częstochowa in Poland. As of 2013 weekly Sunday mass attendance was 27.5%, up from 27.4% in the previous year.
Diocese of Sosnowiec Dioecesis Sosnoviensis Diecezja Sosnowiecka | |
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Cathedral of the Assumption in Sosnowiec | |
Location | |
Country | Poland |
Metropolitan | Częstochowa |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 672,000 625,000 (93.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite (Roman Rite) |
Cathedral | Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Grzegorz Kaszak |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Wacław Depo |
Auxiliary Bishops | Piotr Skucha |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
History
- March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Sosnowiec from Diocese of Częstochowa, Diocese of Kielce and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Bazylika Matki Boskiej Anielskiej, Dąbrowa Górnicza
- Bazylika św. Andrzeja Apostoła in Olkusz
(St. Andrew the Apostle) - Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Sosnowiec
(Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Leadership
- Bishops of Sosnowiec (Roman rite)
- Bishop Adam Śmigielski (1992−2008)
- Bishop Grzegorz Kaszak (since 2009)
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See also
- Roman Catholicism in Poland
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