The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kielce ( la, Kielcen(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 city of

Kielce Kielce (, yi, קעלץ, Keltz) is a city in southern Poland, and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the bank ...

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 ...

. Its Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kielce is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.

History

* 1805: Established as Diocese of Kielce from the Diocese of Kraków * 1818: Suppressed * December 28, 1882: Restored as Diocese of Kielce

Special churches

*Minor Basilicas: ** Bazylika Grobu Bożego,

Miechów Miechów is a town in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, about north of Kraków. It is the capital of Miechów County. Population is 11,852 (2004). Miechów lies on the Miechówka river, along European route E77. The area of the town is , ...

** Bazylika Matki Bożej Anielskiej,

Dąbrowa Górnicza Dąbrowa Górnicza is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, southern Poland, near Katowice and Sosnowiec. It is located in eastern part of the Silesian Voivodeship, on the Czarna Przemsza and Biała Przemsza rivers (tributaries of the Vistula, see ...

** Bazylika Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny,

Wiślica Wiślica is a town in Busko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wiślica. It lies on the Nida River, approximately south of Busko-Zdrój and ...

(''Basilica of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary'')

Bishops

* Bishop

Wojciech Górski Wojciech () is a Polish name, equivalent to Czech Vojtěch , Slovak Vojtech, and German Woitke. The name is formed from two components in archaic Polish: * ''wój'' (Slavic: ''voj''), a root pertaining to war. It also forms words like ''wojownik ...

(1805.06.26 – 1818.02.01) * Bishop Tomasz Teofil Kuliński (1883.03.15 – 1907.01.08) * Bishop Augustyn Łosiński (1910.04.26 – 1937.03.03) * Bishop Czesław Kaczmarek (1938.05.24 – 1963.08.26) * Bishop

Jan Jaroszewicz Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

(1967.03.20 – 1980.04.17) * Bishop

Stanisław Szymecki Stanisław Szymecki (born 26 January 1924) is a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. At age , he is the oldest living bishop from Poland. Biography Szymecki was born in Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, y ...

(1981.03.27 – 1993.05.15), appointed Archbishop of Białystok * Bishop Kazimierz Ryczan (1993.07.17 – 2014.10.11) * Bishop

Jan Piotrowski Jan Piotrowski (born 5 January 1953) is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kielce since 2014. He was previously the auxiliary bishop of Tarnów and titular bishop of Sinitis from 2013 to 2014. ...

(since 2014.10.11)

Auxiliary Bishops

Marian Florczyk Marian may refer to: People * Mari people, a Finno-Ugric ethnic group in Russia * Marian (given name), a list of people with the given name * Marian (surname), a list of people so named Places *Marian, Iran (disambiguation) * Marian, Queensland ...

(1998-) *

Jan Gurda Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

(1972-1993) *

Kazimierz Gurda Kazimierz (; la, Casimiria; yi, קוזמיר, Kuzimyr) is a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. From its inception in the 14th century to the early 19th century, Kazimierz was an independent city, a royal city of the Cr ...

(2004-2014), appointed Bishop of Siedlce *

(1957-1967), appointed Bishop here * Mieczyslaw Jaworski (1982-2001) *

Andrzej Kaleta Andrzej is the Polish language, Polish form of the given name Andrew. Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej

* Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer * Andrew Bobola, Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–16 ...

(2017-) * Tomasz Teofil Kuliński (1872-1883), appointed Bishop here *

Edward Henryk Materski Edward Henryk Materski (6 January 1923 – 24 March 2012) was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who served from 1992 to 1999. Biography Edward Henryk Materski was born in Vilnius and ordained a priest on 20 May 1947. Materski was appoi ...

(1968-1981), appointed Bishop of Sandomierz *

Edward Jan Muszyński Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

(1960-1968) * Piotr Skucha (1986-1992), appointed auxiliary bishop of Sosnowiec *

Szczepan (Stefano) Sobalkowski Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; h ...

(1957-1958) *

Franciszek Sonik Franciszek () is a masculine given name of Polish origin (female form Franciszka). It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include: *Edward Pfeiffer (Franciszek Edward Pfeiffer) (1895–1964), Polish gener ...

(1935-1957)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński Henryk may refer to: * Henryk (given name) * Henryk, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, a village in south-central Poland * Henryk Glacier, an Antarctic glacier See also * Henryk Batuta hoax, an internet hoax * Henrykian articles The Henrician Article ...

, appointed nuncio and titular archbishop in 2020

Reports of Sexual Abuse

In May 2019, a documentary called

Tell No One ''Tell No One'' (french: Ne le dis à personne) is a 2006 French thriller film directed by Guillaume Canet and based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Harlan Coben. Written by Canet and Philippe Lefebvre and starring François Cluzet, the ...

was released featuring a priest identified as Jan A., who served the Diocese in the town Topola, who confessed to molesting young girls. Officials in the Diocese had previously investigated claims made against Jan A. and sent collected evidence to the Vatican in January 2019.

References

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
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