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Diocese of

Rzeszów

Poland Poland

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Rzeszów / Rzeszovien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Przemyśl

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Košice (↙), Tarnów (←), Sandomierz (↑), Przemyśl (→)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2013.06.14 – ...):Bishop Jan Franciszek Wątroba (69)Bishop Jan Franciszek Wątroba (69)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Rzeszów (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jan Franciszek Wątroba (69)Bishop Jan Franciszek Wątroba (69)
(2013.06.14 – ...)

Bishop of Rzeszów (Poland)

Ecce venio

Born:1953.12.04 (Wieluń, Poland)
Ordained Priest:1979.05.27
Consecrated Bishop:2000.05.20

Priest of Częstochowa (Poland) (1979.05.27 – 2000.04.20)

Titular Bishop of Bisica (2000.04.20 – 2013.06.14)

Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa (Poland) (2000.04.20 – 2013.06.14)

Bishop of Rzeszów (Poland) (2013.06.14 – ...)

Bishop Kazimierz Górny (85)Bishop Kazimierz Górny (85)
(1992.03.25 – 2013.06.14)

Bishop emeritus of Rzeszów (Poland)

Omnia Tibi

Born:1937.12.24 (Lubien, Poland)
Ordained Priest:1960.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1985.01.06

Priest of Kraków (Poland) (1960.06.29 – 1984.10.26)

Titular Bishop of Pertusa (1984.10.26 – 1992.03.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (1984.10.26 – 1992.03.25)

Bishop of Rzeszów (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2013.06.14)

Former Prelates

Contact Info

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Statistics

Area: 6,000 km²

Population: 479,103 Catholics (96.8% of 494,789 total) (2021)

Statistics: 246 parishes, 795 priests (672 diocesan, 123 religious), 455 religious (130 brothers, 325 sisters), 48 seminarians (2021)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Józef Sebastian Pelczar (January 19), Blessed Karolina Kózka (November 18)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 2

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

Papal Visits

Last updated on 2023.09.03

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