Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec

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Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec
Dioecesis Bielscensis-Zyviecensis
Statistics
Country: Poland
Metropolitan: Kraków
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 3,000 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
807,000 (2004)
730,500 (90.5%)
Cathedral: Katedra św. Mikołaja in Bielsko-Biała
(Cathedral of St. Nicholas)
Co-cathedral: Konkatedra pw. Narodzenia NMP in Żywiec
(Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Tadeusz Rakoczy
Auxiliary Bishop: Janusz Edmund Zimniak

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec {Latin: Bielscen(sis) – Żyviecen(sis)} is an diocese located in the cities of Bielsko and Żywiec in the Ecclesiastical province of Kraków in Poland.

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[edit] History

  • March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec from the Diocese of Katowice and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków
The belltower of Żywiec cathedral
The belltower of Żywiec cathedral

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Bielsko–Żywiec (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Tadeusz Rakoczy (since March 25, 1992)

[edit] See also

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