Diocese of Sosnowiec

The Diocese of Sosnowiec () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Sosnowiec in the ecclesiastical province of Częstochowa in Poland. As of 2013 weekly Sunday mass attendance was 27.5%, up from 27.4% in the previous year.

History

• March 25, 1992: established as the Diocese of Sosnowiec on territory taken from the Diocese of Częstochowa, the Diocese of Kielce, and the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków.

Special churches

• Bazylika Matki Boskiej Anielskiej, Dąbrowa Górnicza
• Bazylika św. Andrzeja Apostoła in Olkusz<br/>(St. Andrew the Apostle)
• Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Sosnowiec<br/>(Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Bishops

• Adam Śmigielski (1992−2008)
• Grzegorz Kaszak (2009–2023)
• Artur Ważny (2024 - present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

References

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website