• Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Sosnowiec

    • 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.


    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)
    Artur Ważny (2024 - present)


    See also


    Roman Catholicism in Poland


    References




    External links


    GCatholic.org
    Catholic Hierarchy
    Diocese website

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