Roman Catholic Diocese of Sosnowiec

Diocese of Sosnowiec Dioecesis Sosnoviensis Diecezja Sosnowiecka
Cathedral of the Assumption in Sosnowiec
Location
Country	Poland
Metropolitan	Częstochowa
Statistics
Area	2,000 km^2 (770 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2020) 647,560 606,100 (93.6%)
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	Vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop	Wacław Depo
Bishops emeritus	Grzegorz Kaszak
Website
Website of the Diocese

Map of 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)^[1]
• Artur Ważny (2024 - present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

References

1. "Rinunce e nomine, 24.10.2023" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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