The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec ( la, Bielscen(sis) – Żyviecen(sis)) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

located in the cities of

Bielsko Bielsko (german: Bielitz, cs, Bílsko) was until 1950 an independent town situated in Cieszyn Silesia, Poland. In 1951 it was joined with Biała Krakowska to form the new town of Bielsko-Biała. Bielsko constitutes the western part of that tow ...

and

Żywiec Żywiec () (german: Saybusch) is a town in southern Poland with 31,194 inhabitants (2019). Between 1975 and 1998, it was located within the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship, but has since become part of the Silesian Voivodeship.It is the capital of Ż ...

in the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

. It was established as the Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec from the

Diocese of Katowice The Archdiocese of Katowice ( la, Katovicen(sis)) is the Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of an ecclesiastical province in Western Poland. Special churches Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Archikatedra Chrystusa Króla, dedicated to Christ t ...

and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków on 25 March 1992. In 2013 about a half of the then Catholic Church members attended church services at least once per week.

Leadership

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Bielsko–Żywiec (Roman rite) * Bishop

Tadeusz Rakoczy Tadeusz Rakoczy (born 30 March 1938 in Gilowice) is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood on 23 June 1963, Rakoczy was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec, Poland Poland, officially the ...

(25 March 1992 − 16 November 2013) * Bishop Roman Pindel (since 6 January 2014)

Gallery

Żywiec - Konkatedra.jpg, Żywiec Co-Cathedral Cieszyn 9891 crop.JPG,

Rotunda of Saint Nicolas in Cieszyn The Rotunda of Saint Nicolas in Cieszyn is a Romanesque rotunda located in the town of Cieszyn, Poland. The structure was built in the 11th or the 12th century as a Western Christian castle chapel and stronghold ( gord) church. Castle chapel Th ...

Sanktuarium Maryjne w Rychwałdzie - widok bliski.JPG, Sanctuary in Rychwałd POL Andrychów Kościół Macieja 2.jpg, Saint Matthias church in

Andrychów Andrychów ( la, Andrichovia, list=no, german: Andrichau, list=no, hist. also ''Andrychau'') is the largest town in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The town is located in the Little Beskids, in the historical region of Lesse ...

Kościół św. Klemensa w Ustroniu 1.JPG, Saint Clemens church in

Ustroń Ustroń (german: Ustron) is a health resort town in Cieszyn Silesia, southern Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975–1998). It lies in the Silesian Beskids m ...

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website

References

Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland Christian organizations established in 1992 Bielsko-Biała Żywiec

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec ( la, 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 Bielsk ...

Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Europe-RC-diocese-stub

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