Roman Catholic Diocese of Siedlce

The Diocese of Siedlce (Latin: Siedlecen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. Its episcopal see is Siedlce. The Diocese of Siedlce is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Lublin.

Diocese of Siedlce

Dioecesis Siedlecensis

Diecezja Siedlecka
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		(as of 2020)
705,250
695,940 (98.7%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralKatedra Niepokalanego Poczęcia NMP
(Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopKazimierz Gurda
Metropolitan ArchbishopStanisław Budzik
Auxiliary BishopsGrzegorz Suchodolski
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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
    • Bishop Kazimierz Gurda (since 2014.05.24)
    • Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski (2002.03.28 – 2014.04.16)
    • Bishop Jan Wiktor Nowak (1996.03.25 – 2002.03.25)
    • Bishop Jan Mazur (1968.10.24 – 1996.03.25)
    • Bishop Ignacy Świrski (1946.04.12 – 1968.03.25)
    • Bishop Henryk Ignacy Przeździecki (1925.10.28 – 1939.05.09)
  • Bishops of Podlachia (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Henryk Ignacy Przeździecki (1918.09.24 – 1925.10.28)
    • Bishop Piotr Paweł Beniamin Szymański (1856.09.18 – 1867)
    • Bishop Jan Marceli Gutkowski (1826.07.03 – 1842.05.19)
    • Bishop Feliks Łukasz Lewiński (1819.03.29 – 1825.04.05)

See also

Sources

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