Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów

Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów
Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów
Dioecesis Zamosciensis-Lubaczoviensis
Location
Country Poland
Metropolitan Przemyśl
Statistics
Area 8,144 km2 (3,144 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
486,909
484,585 (99.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Katedra Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego
i św. Tomasza Apostoła, Zamość
(Cathedral of the Resurrection
and St. Thomas the Apostle
)
Co-cathedral Konkatedra św. Stanisława, Lubaczów
(Co-Cathedral Shrine of St. Stanislaus)
Current leadership
Bishop Wacław Depo
Auxiliary Bishop Mariusz Leszczyński

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów (Latin: Zamoscien(sis) – Lubaczovien(sis)) is an diocese located in the cities of Zamość and Lubaczów in the Ecclesiastical province of Przemyśl in Poland.

Contents

History

  • 1991: Established as Apostolic Administration of Lubaczów from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lviv in Ukraine
  • March 25, 1992: Promoted as Diocese of Zamość – Lubaczów

Leadership

  • Bishops of Zamość-Lubaczów (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Jan Śrutwa (March 25, 1992 – August 5, 2006)
    • Bishop Wacław Depo (since August 5, 2006)

See also

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