Roman Catholic Diocese of Sosnowiec location map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sosnowiec is a diocese located in the city of

Sosnowiec Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is also part of the Silesian Metropolis municipal association.—— Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industria ...

in the Ecclesiastical province of

Częstochowa Częstochowa ( , ; german: Tschenstochau, Czenstochau; la, Czanstochova) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (admin ...

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,

(''Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary''

Bishops

* Adam Śmigielski (1992−2008) *

Grzegorz Kaszak Grzegorz Kaszak (born 24 February 1964) is the Bishop of Sosnowiec since his ordination on 28 March 2009. He had previously served as Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family. Kaszak was born in Choszczno, Poland (Archdiocese of S ...

(since 2009)

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland Christian organizations established in 1992 Silesian Voivodeship Sosnowiec Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Europe-RC-diocese-stub

History

Special churches

Bishops

See also

Sources