The Diocese of Kielce (Latin: Dioecesis Kielcensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Kielce in the ecclesiastical province of Kraków in Poland.
Diocese of Kielce Dioecesis Kielcensis Diecezja kielecka | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Metropolitan | Kraków |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,319 km2 (3,212 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 811,981 739,000 (91%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jan Piotrowski |
| Auxiliary Bishops | |
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Its Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kielce is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.[2]
History edit
- 1805: Established as Diocese of Kielce from the Diocese of Kraków
- 1818: Suppressed
- December 28, 1882: Restored as Diocese of Kielce
Special churches edit
- Minor Basilicas:
- Bazylika Grobu Bożego, Miechów
- Bazylika Matki Bożej Anielskiej, Dąbrowa Górnicza
- Bazylika Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Wiślica (Basilica of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Bishops edit
- Bishop Wojciech Górski (1805.06.26 – 1818.02.01)
- Bishop Tomasz Teofil Kuliński (1883.03.15 – 1907.01.08)
- Bishop Augustyn Łosiński (1910.04.26 – 1937.03.03)
- Bishop Czesław Kaczmarek (1938.05.24 – 1963.08.26)
- Bishop Jan Jaroszewicz (1967.03.20 – 1980.04.17)
- Bishop Stanisław Szymecki (1981.03.27 – 1993.05.15), appointed Archbishop of Białystok
- Bishop Kazimierz Ryczan (1993.07.17 – 2014.10.11)
- Bishop Jan Piotrowski (since 2014.10.11)
Auxiliary Bishops edit
- Marian Florczyk (1998-)
- Jan Gurda (1972-1993)
- Kazimierz Gurda (2004-2014), appointed Bishop of Siedlce
- Jan Jaroszewicz (1957-1967), appointed Bishop here
- Mieczyslaw Jaworski (1982-2001)
- Andrzej Kaleta (2017-)
- Tomasz Teofil Kuliński (1872-1883), appointed Bishop here
- Edward Henryk Materski (1968-1981), appointed Bishop of Sandomierz
- Edward Jan Muszyński (1960-1968)
- Piotr Skucha (1986-1992), appointed auxiliary bishop of Sosnowiec
- Szczepan (Stefano) Sobalkowski (1957-1958)
- Franciszek Sonik (1935-1957)
Another priest of this diocese who became bishop edit
- Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, appointed nuncio and titular archbishop in 2020
Reports of Sexual Abuse edit
In May 2019, a documentary called Tell No One was released featuring a priest identified as Jan A., who served the Diocese in the town Topola, who confessed to molesting young girls.[3] Officials in the Diocese had previously investigated claims made against Jan A. and sent collected evidence to the Vatican in January 2019.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 11.11.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 listopada 2017 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Kielce - dawny pałac biskupów i katedra", Dz. U. z 2017 r. poz. 2275
- ^ a b Vanessa, Gera (2019-05-13). "Documentary about pedophile priests shakes up Poland". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
Sources edit
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