The Diocese of Siedlce ( la, Siedlecen(sis)) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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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 populou ...

. Its episcopal see is

Siedlce Siedlce [] ( yi, שעדליץ ) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants (). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). The city is situated b ...

. The Diocese of Siedlce is a suffragan diocese in the

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of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Lublin.

History

* June 30, 1818: Established as Diocese of Podlachia * 1867: Suppressed to Diocese of Lublin * 1918: Restored as Diocese of Podlachia * October 28, 1925: Renamed as Diocese of Siedlce

Special churches

*Minor Basilicas: ** Bazylika św. Anny (Sanktuarium Maryjne),

Kodeń Kodeń is a village in eastern Poland on the Bug River, which forms the border between Poland and Belarus. Administratively, it belongs to Biała Podlaska County in Lublin Voivodeship. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) calle ...

(''Basilica of St. Ann'') ** Bazylika św. Jana Chrzciciela Sanktuarium Maryjne,

Parczew Parczew is a town in eastern Poland, with a population of 10,281 (2006). It is the capital of Parczew County in the Lublin Voivodeship. Parczew historically belongs to Lesser Poland (''Małopolska'') region. The town lies 60 kilometers north ...

('' Basilica of St. John the Baptist'') ** Sanktuarium Maryjne, Leśna Podlaska

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 c ...

s of Siedlce ** Bishop

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 C ...

(since 2014.05.24) ** Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski (2002.03.28 – 2014.04.16) ** Bishop Jan Wiktor Nowak (1996.03.25 – 2002.03.25) ** Bishop Jan Mazur (1968.10.24 – 1996.03.25) ** Bishop Ignacy Świrski (1946.04.12 – 1968.03.25) ** Bishop Henryk Ignacy Przeździecki (1925.10.28 – 1939.05.09) * Bishops of Podlachia (Roman rite) ** Bishop Henryk Ignacy Przeździecki (1918.09.24 – 1925.10.28) ** Bishop Piotr Paweł Beniamin Szymański (1856.09.18 – 1867) ** Bishop Jan Marceli Gutkowski (1826.07.03 – 1842.05.19) ** Bishop Feliks Łukasz Lewiński (1819.03.29 – 1825.04.05)

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland Christian organizations established in 1925 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Europe-RC-diocese-stub

History

Special churches

Leadership

See also

Sources