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 Minor Basilicas Bazylika Matki Boskiej Anielskiej, Dąbrowa Górnicza Bazylika św. Andrzeja Apostoła in Olkusz(St. Andrew the Apostle) Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Sosnowiec(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