Roman Catholic Diocese of Siedlce

Roman Catholic Diocese of Siedlce
Diocese of Siedlce
Dioecesis Siedlecensis
Location
Country Poland
Metropolitan Lublin
Statistics
Area 11,440 km2 (4,420 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
752,692
741,185 (98.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Katedra Niepokalanego Poczęcia NMP
(Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
)
Current leadership
Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski
Auxiliary Bishop Henryk Marian Tomasik

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Siedlce (Latin: Siedlecen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Siedlce in the Ecclesiastical province of Lublin in Poland.

Contents

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
      (Basilica of St. Ann)
    • Bazylika św. Jana Chrzciciela Sanktuarium Maryjne, Parczew
      ( Basilica of St. John the Baptist)
    • Sanktuarium Maryjne, Leśna Podlaska

Leadership

  • Bishops of Siedlce (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski (since 2002.03.28)
    • Bishop Jan Wiktor Nowak (1996.03.25 – 2002.03.25)
    • Bishop Jan Mazur (1968.10.24 – 1996.03.25)
    • Bishop Ignacy Swirski (1946.04.12 – 1968.03.25)
    • Bishop Enrico Ignazio Przezdziecki (1925.10.28 – 1939.05.09)
  • Bishops of Podlachia (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Enrico Ignazio Przezdziecki (1918.09.24 – 1925.10.28)
    • Bishop Piotr Pawel Beniamin Szymański (1856.09.18 – 1867)
    • Bishop Jan Marceli Gutkowski (1826 – 1842)
    • Bishop Feliks Łukasz Lewiński (1819 – 1825)

See also

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