Diocese of Sosnowiec
Roman Catholic diocese in Poland
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The Diocese of Sosnowiec (Latin: Dioecesis Sosnoviensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Sosnowiec in the ecclesiastical province of Częstochowa in Poland. As of 2013 weekly Sunday mass attendance was 27.5%, up from 27.4% in the previous year.
CountryPoland
MetropolitanCzęstochowa
Area2,000 km2 (770 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2020)
- 647,560
- 606,100 (93.6%)
Diocese of Sosnowiec Dioecesis Sosnoviensis Diecezja Sosnowiecka | |
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Cathedral of the Assumption in Sosnowiec | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Metropolitan | Częstochowa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite (Roman Rite) |
| Cathedral | Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Vacant |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Wacław Depo |
| Bishops emeritus | Grzegorz Kaszak |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
History
- March 25, 1992: established as the Diocese of Sosnowiec on territory taken from the Diocese of Częstochowa, the Diocese of Kielce, and the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków.
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas
- Bazylika Matki Boskiej Anielskiej, Dąbrowa Górnicza
- Bazylika św. Andrzeja Apostoła in Olkusz
(St. Andrew the Apostle) - Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Sosnowiec
(Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Bishops
- Adam Śmigielski (1992−2008)
- Grzegorz Kaszak (2009–2023)[1]
- Artur Ważny (2024 - present)
