Roman Catholic Diocese of Kielce explained
| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Kielce |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Kielcensis |
| Local: | Diecezja kielecka |
| Country: |  Poland |
| Metropolitan: | Kraków |
| Rite: | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral: | Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia
Najświętszej Marii Panny
(Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
| Area Km2: | 8,319 |
| Population: | 811,981 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Catholics: | 739,000 |
| Catholics Percent: | 91 |
| Map: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Kielce location map.svg |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church |
The Diocese of Kielce (Latin: Dioecesis Kielcensis ) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Kielce in the ecclesiastical province of Kraków in Poland.
Its Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kielce is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.[1]
History
- 1805: Established as Diocese of Kielce from the Diocese of Kraków
- 1818: Suppressed
- December 28, 1882: Restored as Diocese of Kielce
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Bazylika Grobu Bożego, Miechów
- Bazylika Matki Bożej Anielskiej, Dąbrowa Górnicza
- Bazylika Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Wiślica (Basilica of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Bishops
- Bishop Wojciech Górski (1805.06.26 – 1818.02.01)
- Bishop Tomasz Teofil Kuliński (1883.03.15 – 1907.01.08)
- Bishop Augustyn Łosiński (1910.04.26 – 1937.03.03)
- Bishop Czesław Kaczmarek (1938.05.24 – 1963.08.26)
- Bishop Jan Jaroszewicz (1967.03.20 – 1980.04.17)
- Bishop Stanisław Szymecki (1981.03.27 – 1993.05.15), appointed Archbishop of Białystok
- Bishop Kazimierz Ryczan (1993.07.17 – 2014.10.11)
- Bishop Jan Piotrowski (since 2014.10.11)
Auxiliary Bishops
- Marian Florczyk (1998-)
- Jan Gurda (1972-1993)
- Kazimierz Gurda (2004-2014), appointed Bishop of Siedlce
- Jan Jaroszewicz (1957-1967), appointed Bishop here
- Mieczyslaw Jaworski (1982-2001)
- Andrzej Kaleta (2017-)
- Tomasz Teofil Kuliński (1872-1883), appointed Bishop here
- Edward Henryk Materski (1968-1981), appointed Bishop of Sandomierz
- Edward Jan Muszyński (1960-1968)
- Piotr Skucha (1986-1992), appointed auxiliary bishop of Sosnowiec
- Szczepan (Stefano) Sobalkowski (1957-1958)
- Franciszek Sonik (1935-1957)
Another priest of this diocese who became bishop
Reports of Sexual Abuse
In May 2019, a documentary called Tell No One was released featuring a priest identified as Jan A., who served the Diocese in the town Topola, who confessed to molesting young girls.[2] Officials in the Diocese had previously investigated claims made against Jan A. and sent collected evidence to the Vatican in January 2019.
See also
Sources
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Notes and References
- Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 listopada 2017 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Kielce - dawny pałac biskupów i katedra". 2017. 2275.
- Web site: Documentary about pedophile priests shakes up Poland. Vanessa. Gera. 2019-05-13. The Washington Post. https://web.archive.org/web/20190516193449/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/poland-shaken-by-documentary-about-pedophile-priests/2019/05/13/b888bc8a-7567-11e9-a7bf-c8a43b84ee31_story.html. 2019-05-16. live. 2019-05-19.
