Roman Catholic Diocese Of Sosnowiec
The Diocese of Sosnowiec (Latin: Dioecesis Sosnoviensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church 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.
History
- March 25, 1992: established as the Diocese of Sosnowiec on territory taken from the Diocese of Częstochowa, the Diocese of Kielce, and the 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
Bishops
- Adam Śmigielski (1992−2008)
- Grzegorz Kaszak (2009–2023)
- Artur Ważny (2024 - present)
See also
References
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 24.10.2023" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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