Diocese of Rzeszów
Diocese of Rzeszów Dioecesis Rzeszoviensis Diecezja Rzeszowska | |
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Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Rzeszów | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Przemyśl |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Przemyśl |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 25 March 1992 |
| Cathedral | Katedra pw. Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa (Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Jan Franciszek Wątroba |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Adam Szal |
| Bishops emeritus | Kazimierz 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
- Bishops of Rzeszów (Roman rite)
- Bishop Kazimierz Górny (25 March 1992 – 14 June 2013)
- Bishop Jan Wątroba (since 19 July 2013)
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