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Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec

Coordinates: 49°49′47″N 19°02′27″E / 49.82972°N 19.04083°E / 49.82972; 19.04083
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Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec

Dioecesis Bielscensis-Zyviecensis

Diecezja bielsko-żywiecka
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 km2 (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[1]
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

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Bishops of Bielsko–Żywiec (Roman rite)

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