Diocese of Tarnów
| Diocese of Tarnów Dioecesis Tarnoviensis Diecezja Tarnowska | |
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Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Tarnów
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| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Metropolitan | Kraków[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,566 km2 (2,921 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2022) 1,111,907 1,105,345 (99.4%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1783[2] |
| Cathedral | Bazylika katedralna Narodzenia NMP w Tarnowie |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Andrzej Jeż[3] |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Marek Jędraszewski |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Stanisław Salaterski Leszek Leszkiewicz |
The Diocese of Tarnów (Latin: Dioecesis Tarnoviensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. According to Church statistics, it is the most religious diocese in Poland, with 72.5% weekly Mass attendance.[4]
The latest statistics, published in December 2025, showed the diocese has the highest rate of Sunday Massgoers in the country (62.3%), well ahead of the next highest dioceses of Rzeszów (52.4%) and Przemyśl (50.0%).
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarnów is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[5]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical province of Kraków