Roman Catholic Diocese of Rzeszów location map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rzeszów ( la, Rzeszovien(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

Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ; la, Resovia; yi, ריישא ''Raisha'')) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów has been the capital of the Subcarpathian Vo ...

in the

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Przemyśl Przemyśl (; yi, פשעמישל, Pshemishl; uk, Перемишль, Peremyshl; german: Premissel) is a city in southeastern Poland with 58,721 inhabitants, as of December 2021. In 1999, it became part of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship; it was pr ...

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History

* March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Rzeszów from the Diocese of Przemyśl and

Diocese of Tarnów In 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 provinces were administratively associate ...

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 Rzeszów (Roman rite) ** Bishop Kazimierz Górny (March 25, 1992 – June 14, 2013) ** Bishop Jan Wątroba (since July 19, 2013)

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website

Major Seminary of Rzeszów

References

Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland Christian organizations established in 1992 Rzeszów Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Europe-RC-diocese-stub

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