Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarnów

Roman Catholic diocese in Poland
Diocese of Tarnów

Dioecesis Tarnoviensis

Diecezja Tarnowska
Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Tarnów
Location
CountryPoland
MetropolitanKraków[1]
Statistics
Area7,566 km2 (2,921 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2022)
1,111,907
1,105,345 (99.4%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteLatin Rite
Established1783[2]
CathedralBazylika katedralna Narodzenia NMP w Tarnowie
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAndrzej Jeż[3]
Metropolitan ArchbishopMarek Jędraszewski
Auxiliary BishopsStanisław Salaterski
Leszek Leszkiewicz
Artur Ważny
Bishops emeritusWładysław Bobowski

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]

Bishop Jeż

References

  1. ^ GCatholic.org
  2. ^ Tarnów - Catholic Encyclopedia article
  3. ^ Catholic Hierarchy
  4. ^ Tygodnik Katolicki - Gość Niedzielny - Wydanie Internetowe
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