Roman Catholic Diocese of Sosnowiec

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Diocese of Sosnowiec
Dioecesis Sosnoviensis

Statistics
Country:	Poland
Metropolitan:	Częstochowa
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	2,000 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	811,000 (2004) 800,500 (98.7%)
Cathedral:	Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Adam Smigielski, S.D.B.
Auxiliary Bishop:	Piotr Skucha

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sosnowiec {Latin: Radomen(sis)} is an diocese located in the city of Sosnowiec in the Ecclesiastical province of Częstochowa in Poland.

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 See also 5 Source

[edit] History

• March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Sosnowiec from Diocese of Częstochowa, Diocese of Kielce and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków

[edit] Special Churches

• Minor Basillicas:
  • Bazylika Matki Boskiej Anielskiej, Dąbrowa Górnicza
  • Bazylika św. Andrzeja Apostoła in Olkusz
    (St. Andrew the Apostle)

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Sosnowiec (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Adam Śmigielski (since 1992.03.25)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website