Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec Dioecesis Bielscensis-Zyviecensis |
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Location | |
Country | Poland |
Metropolitan | Kraków |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 807,000 730,500 (90.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Bielsko-Biala (Cathedral of St. Nicholas) |
Co-cathedral | Konkatedra pw. Narodzenia NMP in Żywiec (Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Tadeusz Rakoczy |
Auxiliary Bishop | Piotr Greger, Janusz Edmund Zimniak |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec (Latin: Bielscen(sis) – Żyviecen(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Bielsko and Żywiec in the Ecclesiastical province of Kraków in Poland.
It was established as the Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec from the Diocese of Katowice and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków on March 25, 1992.
Bishops of Bielsko–Żywiec (Roman rite)