Roman Catholic Diocese of Kielce
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Country: | Poland |
Metropolitan: | Kraków |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Area: | 8,319 km² |
Population: Total: Catholics: |
796,246 (2006) 774,142 (90.5%) |
Cathedral: | Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
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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.
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[edit] History
- 1805: Established as Diocese of Kielce from the Diocese of Kraków
- 1818: Suppressed
- December 28, 1882: Restored as Diocese of Kielce
[edit] Special Churches
- Minor Basilicas:
[edit] Leadership
- Bishops of Kielce (Roman rite)
- Bishop Kazimierz Ryczan (since 1993.07.17)
- Archbishop Stanisław Szymecki (1981.03.27 – 1993.05.15)
- Bishop Jan Jaroszewicz (1967.03.20 – 1980.04.17)
- Bishop Czeslaw Kaczmarek (1938.05.24 – 1963.08.26)
- Bishop Agostino Losinski (1910.04.26 – 1937.03.03)
- Bishop Tommaso Teofilo Kulinski (1883.03.15 – ?)
- Bishop Wojciech Gorski (1805.06.26 – 1818.02.01)