Lutheran Diocese of Cieszyn
The Diocese of Cieszyn is the smallest diocese of the six which constitute the Polish Lutheran Church. The Bishop's See is Cieszyn, but the diocese is headquartered in Bielsko-Biała.
Diocese of Cieszyn Diecezja cieszyńska | |
|---|---|
 Church in Bielsko-Biała | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Headquarters | Bielsko-Biała |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 22 |
| Denomination | Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Adrian Korczago |
Location
The Diocese of Cieszyn comprises Bielsko County and Cieszyn County in Silesian Voivodship, mostly encompassing the Polish part of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia (only the parish in Biała lies without historical Cieszyn Silesia).
History
Cieszyn Silesia was historically inhabited by a large Lutheran minority since the 16th century. A structure of parishes within Austrian Lutheran Church was established after issuing the Patent of Toleration in 1781. After World War I, the fall of Austria-Hungary, the Polish–Czechoslovak War, and the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the parishes that became a part of the Second Polish Republic joined the Polish Lutheran Church, first as a seniority, then in 1936 formally constituted as a diocese.
List of Bishops
- Paweł Nikodem : 1937~1954
- Vacant (1954~1957)
- Adam Wegert : 1957~1980
- Jan Szarek : 1980~1991
- Paweł Anweiler : 1992~2016
- Adrian Korczago : 2016~
List of parishes
22 parishes belong to the Diocese of Cieszyn:
| Parish | Established | Churches | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biała (Bielsko-Biała) | 1781 | Marthin Luther Church in Bielsko-Biała; Filial church in Salmopol; |  |
| Bielsko (Bielsko-Biała) | 1782 | Saviour Church in Bielsko-Biała; | |
| Stare Bielsko (Bielsko-Biała) | 1814 | John the Baptist Church in Bielsko-Biała; Filial church in Kamienica (Bielsko-Biała) |  |
| Bładnice | 2000 | Lutheran church in Bładnice |  |
| Brenna-Górki | 1992 | Lutheran church in Brenna; Filial church in Górki; |  |
| Cieszyn | 1709 | Jesus Church in Cieszyn; Filial churches or chapels in Bażanowice, Gumna, Hażlach, Krasna, Marklowice, Ogrodzona, Puńców and Zamarski |  |
| Cisownica | 1986 | Lutheran church in Cisownica; |  |
| Czechowice-Dziedzice | Lutheran church in Czechowice-Dziedzice; |  | |
| Dzięgielów | 2005 | Lutheran church in Dzięgielów; |  |
| Drogomyśl | 1788 | Lutheran church in Drogomyśl; Filial churches in Pruchna and Bąków; |  |
| Goleszów | 1785 | Lutheran church in Goleszów; Filial churches or chapels in Godziszów, Kisielów, Kozakowice Dolne and Leszna Górna; |  |
| Istebna | 1999 | Lutheran church in Istebna; |  |
| Jaworze | 1782 | Lutheran church in Jaworze; Filial churches in Jasienica, Wapienica and Świętoszówka |  |
| Międzyrzecze | 1864 | Lutheran church in Międzyrzecze Górne; Filial church in Mazańcowice |  |
| Skoczów | 1866 | Lutheran church in Skoczów; Filial churches in Dębowiec, Pierściec and Simoradz | .jpg.webp) |
| Ustroń | 1785 | Lutheran church in Ustroń; Filial churches in Dobka, Polana and Lipowiec |  |
| Wieszczęta-Kowale | 1994 | Lutheran church in Wieszczęta; |  |
| Wisła-Centrum | 1782 | Lutheran church in Wisła; |  |
| Wisła-Czarne | 1994 | Lutheran church in Wisła-Czarne; |  |
| Wisła-Głębce | 1994 | Lutheran church in Wisła-Głębce; |  |
| Wisła-Jawornik | 1994 | Lutheran church in Wisła-Jawornik; |  |
| Wisła-Malinka | 1994 | Lutheran church in Wisła-Malinka; |  |
References
- Michejda, Karol (1992). Z historii Kościoła ewangelickiego na Śląsku Cieszyńskim [From the history of Lutheran Church in Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: Dom Wydawniczy i Księgarski „Didache“. ISBN 83-85572-00-7.