Diocese of Siedlce
| Diocese of Siedlce Dioecesis Siedlecensis Diecezja Siedlecka | |
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| Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Siedlce
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Siedlce
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| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lublin |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Lublin |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,440 km2 (4,420 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2020) 705,250 695,940 (98.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Katedra Niepokalanego Poczęcia NMP (Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Kazimierz Gurda |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Stanisław Budzik |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Grzegorz Suchodolski |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
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.
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
- Bazylika św. Anny (Sanktuarium Maryjne), Kodeń
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
- Roman Catholicism in Poland
- Eugene Rozhitsky, an Eastern Orthodox (later the Byzantine Catholic) priest who served the diocese
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Siedlce is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]