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Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamość and Lubaczów
The Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów (Latin: Dioecesis Zamosciensis-Lubaczoviensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of Przemyśl in Poland.
Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów Dioecesis Zamosciensis-Lubaczoviensis Diecezja Zamojsko-Lubaczowska | |
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Cathedral of the Resurrection and St Thomas the Apostle in Zamość | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Przemyśl |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Przemyśl |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,144 km2 (3,144 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 471,000 457,000 (97%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 3 June 1991 |
| Cathedral | Katedra Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego i św. Tomasza Apostoła, Zamość (Cathedral of the Resurrection and St. Thomas the Apostle) |
| Co-cathedral | Konkatedra św. Stanisława, Lubaczów (Co-Cathedral Shrine of St. Stanislaus) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Marian Rojek |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Adam Szal |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Mariusz Leszczyński |
| Bishops emeritus | Jan Śrutwa |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedra Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego i św. Tomasza Apostoła, a World Heritage Site dedicated to Resurrection and the St. Thomas the Apostle, in the city of Zamość, Lubelskie. It also has
- a Co-cathedral: Konkatedra św. Stanisława, dedicated to Saint Stanislaus, in Lubaczów, Podkarpackie
- a Minor Basilica: Bazylika św. Antoniego z Padwy, in Radecznica, Lubelskie
- a second World Heritage Site: Cerkiew św. Paraskewy, in Radruż, Podkarpackie.
History edit
- 1991: Established as Apostolic Administration of Lubaczów, on territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lviv (in Ukraine)
- Promoted on 25 March 1992 as Diocese of Zamość – Lubaczów, having gained territory from the Diocese of Lublin
- Enjoyed Papal visits from the Polish Pope John Paul II in June 1991 and June 1999.
Statistics edit
As per 2014, it pastorally served 462,586 Catholics (94.9% of 487,500 total) on 8,144 km² in 185 parishes and 4 missions with 478 priests (451 diocesan, 27 religious), 173 lay religious (27 brothers, 146 sisters) and 45 seminarians.
Episcopal ordinaries edit
(all Roman rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Zamość-Lubaczów
- Jan Śrutwa (25 March 1992 – retired 5 August 2006); previously Titular Bishop of Liberalia (1984.07.25 – 1992.03.25) as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Lublin (Poland) (1984.07.25 – 1992.03.25)
- Wacław Depo (5 August 2006 – 29 December 2011), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Częstochowa (Poland) (2011.12.29 – ...)
- Marian Rojek (30 June 2012 – ... ), previously Titular Bishop of Tisedi (2005.12.21 – 2012.06.30) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Przemyśl (Poland) (2005.12.21 – 2012.06.30).
See also edit
Sources and external links edit
- GCatholic.org - data for all sections
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website
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