Roman Catholic Diocese of Sosnowiec
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Statistics | |
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Country: | Poland |
Metropolitan: | Częstochowa |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Area: | 2,000 km² |
Population: Total: Catholics: |
811,000 (2004) 800,500 (98.7%) |
Cathedral: | Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
Ordinaries | |
Bishop: | Adam Smigielski, S.D.B. |
Auxiliary Bishop: | Piotr Skucha |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sosnowiec {Latin: Radomen(sis)} is an diocese located in the city of Sosnowiec in the Ecclesiastical province of Częstochowa in Poland.
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[edit] History
- March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Sosnowiec from Diocese of Częstochowa, Diocese of Kielce and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków
[edit] Special Churches
- Minor Basillicas:
- Bazylika Matki Boskiej Anielskiej, Dąbrowa Górnicza
- Bazylika św. Andrzeja Apostoła in Olkusz
(St. Andrew the Apostle)
[edit] Leadership
- Bishops of Sosnowiec (Roman rite)
- Bishop Adam Śmigielski (since 1992.03.25)