Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec
Bielscen(sis)-Żyviecen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Bielsko–Żywiec, Poland
Latin rite diocese in southern Poland, erected in 1992 from territory of Katowice and Krakow. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Krakow and has been led by Bishop Roman Pindel since 2014.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 25 March 1992
- Latin
- Bielscen(sis)-Żyviecen(sis)
- Patron
- * san Maximiliano Kolbe * san Juan Cancio * beato Juan Sarkander
- Annuario code
- 001000901
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 663,286
- Population
- 766,873
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 86.5%
- Priests
- 638
- Catholics per priest
- 1,040
- Extent
- 3,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 221
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Roman Pindel
- Born
- 18 November 1958
- Birthplace
- Oświęcim
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Nicholas stands in Bielsko–Żywiec, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Krakow
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Krakow.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of KielceKielce
- Diocese of TarnówTarnów
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
On 25 March 1992 the Diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec (Latin: Dioecesis Bielscensis-Zyviecensis) was formed from the Diocese of Katowice and the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków. A Latin diocese located in the cities of Bielsko and Żywiec, it belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Kraków in Poland. In 2013 roughly half of the Catholic Church members then counted attended church services at least once per week.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.