Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec

The Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec (Latin: Dioecesis Bielscensis-Zyviecensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Bielsko and Żywiec in the Ecclesiastical province of Kraków in Poland.

Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec Dioecesis Bielscensis-Zyviecensis Diecezja bielsko-żywiecka
Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Bielsko-Biała
Location
Country	Poland
Metropolitan	Kraków
Coordinates	49°49′47″N 19°02′27″E / 49.82972°N 19.04083°E / 49.82972; 19.04083
Statistics
Area	3,000 km^2 (1,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2020) 766,873 663,286 (86.5%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
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)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Roman Pindel^[1]
Metropolitan Archbishop	Marek Jędraszewski
Auxiliary Bishops	Piotr Greger
Bishops emeritus	Tadeusz Rakoczy Janusz Zimniak
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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)

Gallery

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  Żywiec Co-Cathedral

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  Rotunda of Saint Nicolas in Cieszyn

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  Sanctuary in Rychwałd

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  Saint Matthias church in Andrychów

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  Saint Clemens church in Ustroń

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

References

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