Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandomierz location map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandomierz ( la, Sandomirien(sis)) is a

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located in the city of

Sandomierz Sandomierz (pronounced: ; la, Sandomiria) is a historic town in south-eastern Poland with 23,863 inhabitants (as of 2017), situated on the Vistula River in the Sandomierz Basin. It has been part of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Holy Cross Provi ...

in the

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Lublin Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...

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History

The Diocese of Sandomierz was created on 30 June 1818 by

Pope Pius VII Pope Pius VII ( it, Pio VII; born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti; 14 August 1742 – 20 August 1823), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 March 1800 to his death in August 1823. Chiaramonti was also a m ...

in accordance with the Bull ''Ex imposita nobis''. In 1981, its name was changed to the Diocese of Sandomierz-Radom but on 25 March 1992 the diocese of Radom was split off as part of a reorganization of the church in Poland by

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

which added to Sandomierz 7 deaneries from Przemysl, two from Lublin and one from Tarnow.

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 Sandomierz (Roman rite) ** Bishop Krzysztof Nitkiewicz (2009.06.13 – ...) ** Bishop

Andrzej Dzięga Andrzej is the Polish form of the given name Andrew. Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej * Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer * Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–1657), Polish saint, missionary and ma ...

(2002.10.07 – 2009.02.21) ** Bishop Wacław Świerzawski ( 1992.03.25 – 2002.10.07) * Bishops of Sandomierz – Radom (Roman rite) ** Bishop

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 ...

(1981.03.06 – 1992.03.25) * Bishops of Sandomierz (Roman rite) ** Bishop Piotr Gołębiewski (Apostolic Administrator 1968.02.20 – 1980.11.02) ** Bishop

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, C.M. (1946.03.12 – 1967.01.04) ** Bishop Jan Kanty Lorek, C.M. (Apostolic Administrator 1936.04.26 – 1946.03.12) ** Archbishop

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(1930.08.21 – 1934.11.30) ** Bishop

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(1910.04.07 – 1930.06.03) ** Bishop

Stefan Aleksander Zwierowicz Stefan may refer to: * Stefan (given name) * Stefan (surname) * Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname * Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname * Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writ ...

(1902.09.02 – 1908.01.04) ** Bishop

Antoni Ksawery Sotkiewicz Antoni Franciszek Ksawery Sotkiewicz (12 January 1826 4 May 1901) was a Roman Catholic bishop of Sandomierz and professor. Ordained a priest in 1849, he served as a professor in various institutions before being consecrated Bishop of Sandomierz ...

(1883.03.15 – 1901.05.03) ** Bishop

Józef Michał Juszyński Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

(1859.04.16 – 1880.11.24) ** Bishop

Józef Goldtmann Józef Joachim Goldtmann (21 March 1782 – 22 March 1853) was a bishop of the Diocese of Sandomierz. Goldtmann was born on 21 March 1782 to Charles and Francisca Goldtmann in Wejherowo; he would be baptized the same day. In 1804, Goldtmann en ...

(1844.01.25 – 1852.03.27) ** Bishop-elect (died before consecration)

Klemens Bąkiewicz Klemens Andzrej Bąkiewicz '' de armis'' Topór (1760 – 2 January 1842) was a bishop-elect of the Diocese of Sandomierz. Bąkiewicz was born to Paul and Agnet Bąkiewicz in 1760; he would be baptized on 1 December at the church of Chmiel. ...

(1840.08.09 – 1842.01.02) ** Fr. Klemens Bąkiewicz (Apostolic Administrator 1831 – 1840.08.09) ** Bishop

Adam Prosper Burzyński Władysław Adam Prosper Burzyński OFM '' de armis'' Trzywdar (19 July 1755 – 9 September 1830) was a Roman Catholic bishop and missionary. He was Bishop of the Diocese of Sandomierz and a member of the Senate of Congress Poland from 1820 ...

(1819.10.05 – 1830.09.09) ** Archbishop

Szczepan Hołowczyc Szczepan Hołowczyc '' de armis'' Pierzchała (19 August 1741–27 August 1823) was Archbishop of Warsaw from 17 December 1819 until his death and a Senator of Congress Poland. He was the son of Basil and Mary Hołowczyc (), who came from a ...

(1819.07.06 – 1819.12.17) * Auxiliary bishops (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Adam Odzimek Adam Odzimek (7 October 1944 – 13 March 2022) was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. Odzimek was born in Radom, Poland, on 7 October 1944. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1969. He served as titular bishop of 'Tadamata' and was auxiliary bi ...

References

GCatholic.org

External links

* Diocese of Sandomierz Religious organizations established in 1818 Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century 1818 establishments in Poland {{Europe-RC-diocese-stub

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