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Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec
Dioecesis Bielscensis-Zyviecensis
Diecezja bielsko-żywiecka
Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Bielsko-Biała
Location
Country Poland
MetropolitanKraków
Coordinates49°49′47″N 19°02′27″E / 49.82972°N 19.04083°E / 49.82972; 19.04083
Statistics
Area3,000 km (1,200 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
766,873
663,286 (86.5%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of St. Nicholas in Bielsko-Biala
(Cathedral of St. Nicholas)
Co-cathedralKonkatedra pw. Narodzenia NMP in Żywiec
(Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRoman Pindel
Metropolitan ArchbishopMarek Jędraszewski
Auxiliary BishopsPiotr Greger
Bishops emeritusTadeusz Rakoczy
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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.

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)

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References

Latin and Eastern Catholic dioceses in Poland
Province of Białystok
Province of Częstochowa
Province of Gdańsk
Province of Gniezno
Province of Katowice
Province of Kraków
Province of Łódź
Province of Lublin
Province of Poznań
Province of Przemyśl
Province of Szczecin-Kamień
Province of Warmia
Province of Warszawa
Province of Wrocław
Sui iuris jurisdictions
Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church
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