Diocese of Rzeszów

Diocese of Rzeszów

Dioecesis Rzeszoviensis

Diecezja Rzeszowska
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Rzeszów
Location
CountryPoland
Ecclesiastical provincePrzemyśl
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Przemyśl
Statistics
Area6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 601,598
  • 595,946 (98.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established25 March 1992
CathedralKatedra pw. Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa
(Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus)
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJan Franciszek Wątroba
Metropolitan ArchbishopAdam Szal
Bishops emeritusKazimierz Górny
Edward Eugeniusz Białogłowski
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Rzeszów (Latin: Dioecesis Rzeszoviensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Rzeszów in the ecclesiastical province of Przemyśl in Poland. It was erected by Pope John Paul II on 25 March 1992, by the apostolic constitution Totus tuus Poloniae populus, from territories of the Diocese of Przemyśl and the Diocese of Tarnów.

History

  • 25 March 1992: Established as Diocese of Rzeszów from the Diocese of Przemyśl and Diocese of Tarnów

Leadership

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