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Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec

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Metropolitan
  
Kraków

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+48 33 819 06 00

Auxiliary bishop
  
Piotr Greger

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
3,000 km²

Country
  
Poland

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2012) 766,300 680,700 (88.8%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Bielsko-Biala (Cathedral of St. Nicholas)

Co-cathedral
  
Konkatedra pw. Narodzenia NMP in Żywiec (Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Address
  
Stefana Żeromskiego 5, 43-300 Bielsko-Biała, Poland

Similar
  
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec (Latin: Bielscen(sis) – Żyviecen(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Bielsko and Żywiec in the Ecclesiastical province of Kraków in Poland.

It was established as the Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec from the Diocese of Katowice and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków on 25 March 1992. In 2013 about a half of the then Catholic Church members attended church services at least once per week.

Leadership

Bishops of Bielsko–Żywiec (Roman rite)

  • Bishop Tadeusz Rakoczy (25 March 1992 − 16 November 2013)
  • Bishop Roman Pindel (since 6 January 2014)
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec Wikipedia