Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec
Roman Catholic diocese in Poland
- Total
- Catholics
766,873
663,286 (86.5%)
(Cathedral of St. Nicholas)
(Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
The Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec (Latin: Dioecesis Bielscensis-Zyviecensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Bielsko and Żywiec in the ecclesiastical province of Kraków in Poland.
It was established as the Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec from the Diocese of Katowice and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków on 25 March 1992. In 2013 about a half of the then Catholic Church members attended church services at least once per week.
Leadership
Bishops of Bielsko–Żywiec (Roman rite)
- Bishop Tadeusz Rakoczy (25 March 1992 − 16 November 2013)
- Bishop Roman Pindel (since 6 January 2014)
Gallery
See also
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website
References
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- Archdiocese of Kraków
- Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec
- Diocese of Kielce
- Diocese of Tarnów
- Military Ordinariate of Poland
- Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Poland (all non-Latin Catholic rites, except Ukrainians)
- Catholicism portal
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