Roman Catholic Diocese of Siedlce

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Diocese of Siedlce

Dioecesis Siedlecensis

Diecezja Siedlecka
Katedra w Siedlcach.JPG
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Siedlce
Location
CountryPoland
Ecclesiastical provinceLublin
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Lublin
Statistics
Area11,440 km2 (4,420 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2014)
726,100
714,630 (98.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralKatedra Niepokalanego Poczęcia NMP
(Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop
Metropolitan ArchbishopStanisław Budzik
Auxiliary Bishops
Website
Website of the Diocese
Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Siedlce

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.

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 (since 2014.05.24)
    • Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski (2002.03.28 – 2014.04.16)
    • Bishop (1996.03.25 – 2002.03.25)
    • Bishop Jan Mazur (1968.10.24 – 1996.03.25)
    • Bishop (1946.04.12 – 1968.03.25)
    • Bishop (1925.10.28 – 1939.05.09)
  • Bishops of Podlachia (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Henryk Ignacy Przeździecki (1918.09.24 – 1925.10.28)
    • Bishop (1856.09.18 – 1867)
    • Bishop (1826.07.03 – 1842.05.19)
    • Bishop (1819.03.29 – 1825.04.05)

See also[]

  • Roman Catholicism in Poland
  • Eugene Rozhitsky, an Orthodox (later the Greek-Catholic) priest

Sources[]

Coordinates: 52°10′11″N 22°16′27″E / 52.169634°N 22.274235°E / 52.169634; 22.274235



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