Diocese of Tarn�w

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Bishop(s) Andrzej Jeż, Bishop Leszek Leszkiewicz, Auxiliary Bishop Stanisław Salaterski, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 23 April 1826 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Krak�w {Cracow} Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Poland Square Kilometers: 7,566 (2,922 Square Miles) Official Web Site: https://diecezja.tarnow.pl Mailing Address: Kuria Diecezjalna, ul. Pilsudskiego 6, 33-100 Tarnow, Polska Telephone: (014)631.73.00; 628.64.23 Fax: 631.73.09

Historical Details

• Diocese of Tyniec
  • Latin Name: Tynicensis
  • Erected: 20 September 1821
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Krak�w {Cracow}
  • Country: Poland

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Grzegorz Tomasz Ziegler, O.S.B. † (19 Apr 1822 Confirmed - 25 Jun 1827 Confirmed, Bishop of Linz)
• Ferdynand Maria von Chotek † (30 Sep 1831 Confirmed - 24 Feb 1832 Confirmed, Archbishop of Olomouc)
• Franciszek de Paula Pišt�k (Pisztek) † (24 Feb 1832 Confirmed - 1 Feb 1836 Confirmed, Archbishop of Lviv)
• Franciszek Ksawery Zachariasiewicz † (1 Feb 1836 Confirmed - 13 Jul 1840 Confirmed, Bishop of Przemyśl)
• J�zef Grzegorz Wojtarowicz † (13 Jul 1840 Confirmed - 15 Jul 1850 Resigned)
• J�zef Alojzy Pukalski † (15 Mar 1852 Confirmed - 6 Jan 1885 Died)
• Ignacy Łobos † (15 Jan 1886 Confirmed - 15 Apr 1900 Died)
• Leon Wałęga † (15 Apr 1901 Appointed - 4 May 1932 Resigned)
• Franciszek Lisowski † (27 Jan 1933 Appointed - 4 Jun 1939 Died)
• Jan Piotr Stepa † (25 Mar 1946 Appointed - 28 May 1959 Died)
• Jerzy Karol Ablewicz † (26 Feb 1962 Appointed - 31 Mar 1990 Died)
• J�zef Mirosław Życiński † (29 Sep 1990 Appointed - 14 Jun 1997 Appointed, Archbishop of Lublin)
• Wiktor Paweł Skworc (13 Dec 1997 Appointed - 29 Oct 2011 Appointed, Archbishop of Katowice)
• Andrzej Jeż (12 May 2012 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Tyniec
20 September 1821	Erected	Diocese of Krak�w	Diocese of Tyniec (erected)
Diocese of Tarn�w
23 April 1826	Name Changed	Diocese of Tyniec	Diocese of Tarn�w
30 August 1921	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tarn�w (Komor�w)	Diocese of Przemyśl
28 October 1925	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Tarn�w (from Lviv)
28 November 1936	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Krak�w {Cracow} (Ispina and Krzykowka)	Diocese of Tarn�w
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lublin (Jan�w Lubelski and Zaklik�w) Diocese of Przemyśl (Gorzyce Tarnobrzeskie, Nisko, Raniż�w, Rudnik nad Sanem, Stalowa Wola, Tarnobrzeg Południe, and Tarnobrzeg P�łnoc) Diocese of Sandomierz-Radom (Koprzywnica, Łag�w, Opat�w, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski-Wsch�d, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski-Zach�d, Sandomierz, Stasz�w, and Zawichost) Diocese of Tarn�w (Baran�w)	Diocese of Sandomierz
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Przemyśl (Brzostek, Czudek, Frysztak, Głog�w, Jasło Wsch�d, Jasło Zach�d, Rzesz�w I, Rzesz�w II, Rzesz�w III, Rzesz�w IV, Sokoł�w, Strzyź�w, Tyczyn, and Żmigr�d) Diocese of Tarn�w (Kolbuszowa, and parts of Ropczyce, Sędzisz�w, Biecz, Gorlice P�łn�c, and Gorlice Południe)	Diocese of Rzesz�w (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Tarn�w
1950	979,795	982,000	99.8%	614	70	684	1,432		70	1,156	310	ap1951
1970	1,122,000	1,132,000	99.1%	855	135	990	1,133		167	1,352	356	ap1971
1980	1,178,000	1,185,000	99.4%	966	148	1,114	1,057		264	1,350	402	ap1981
1990	1,305,000	1,315,000	99.2%	1,133	156	1,289	1,012		294	1,372	477	ap1991
1999	1,116,240	1,119,740	99.7%	1,129	131	1,260	885		228	1,158	437	ap2000
2000	1,116,600	1,119,600	99.7%	1,112	125	1,237	902		196	1,133	438	ap2001
2001	1,121,200	1,124,700	99.7%	1,142	135	1,277	877		199	1,155	438	ap2002
2002	1,121,252	1,126,920	99.5%	1,153	148	1,301	861		213	1,115	436	ap2003
2003	1,124,125	1,139,951	98.6%	1,176	142	1,318	852		191	1,106	442	ap2004
2004	1,128,115	1,134,319	99.5%	1,184	150	1,334	845		227	1,105	442	ap2005
2010	1,115,647	1,122,583	99.4%	1,266	149	1,415	788		203	1,080	447	ap2011
2014	1,091,829	1,097,279	99.5%	1,307	148	1,455	750		175	970	450	ap2015
2017	1,111,156	1,115,900	99.6%	1,289	149	1,438	772		194	950	452	ap2018
2020	1,099,345	1,130,130	97.3%	1,342	139	1,481	742		184	952	454	ap2021
2022	1,105,524	1,111,907	99.4%	1,285	130	1,415	781		170	930	454	ap2023
2023	1,111,080	1,113,052	99.8%	1,272	130	1,402	792		162	950	455	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated People, Living

• Stanisław Budzik (Priest: 29 May 1977; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Feb 2004 to 26 Sep 2011)
• Dariusz Buras (Priest: 30 May 1998 to 16 May 2015)
• Mirosław Gucwa (Priest: 12 Jun 1988 to 2 Dec 2017)
• Juliusz Janusz
• Andrzej Jeż (Priest: 12 Jun 1988; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Oct 2009; Bishop: 12 May 2012 - )
• Janusz Wiesław Kaleta (Priest: 4 Jun 1989 to 7 Jul 1999)
• George (Jerzy) Joseph Kołodziej, S.D.S.
• Wiesław Lechowicz (Priest: 24 May 1987; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Dec 2007 to 15 Jan 2022)
• Leszek Leszkiewicz (Priest: 25 May 1996; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 2015)
• Henryk J�zef Nowacki (Priest: 31 May 1970 to 8 Feb 2001)
• Jan Piotrowski (Priest: 25 May 1980; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Dec 2013 to 11 Oct 2014)
• Stanisław Salaterski (Priest: 31 May 1981; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Dec 2013)
• Wiktor Paweł Skworc (Bishop: 13 Dec 1997 to 29 Oct 2011)
• Jos� Slaby, C.Ss.R.
• Artur Ważny (Priest: 25 May 1991; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 2020 to 23 Apr 2024)

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Affiliated People, Deceased

• Jerzy Karol Ablewicz † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1962; Archbishop (Personal Title): 10 Jun 1987 to 31 Mar 1990)
• Piotr Longin Bednarczyk † (Priest: 3 Jun 1944; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Feb 1968 to 22 Jun 1991)
• Michał Blecharczyk † (Priest: 26 Mar 1932; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jul 1958 to 10 Nov 1965)
• Władysław Bobowski † (Priest: 23 Jun 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1974 to 20 Oct 2009)
• Ferdynand Maria von Chotek † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1831 to 24 Feb 1832)
• Antoni Junosza Gałecki †
• J�zef Gucwa † (Priest: 29 Jun 1948; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Dec 1968 to 11 Dec 1999)
• Ignacy Ludwik Jeż †
• Edward Komar † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jun 1921 to 29 Sep 1943; Apostolic Administrator: 24 Jun 1940 to 29 Sep 1943)
• J�zef Kowalczyk †
• Edward Kozlowski †
• Piotr Krupa †
• Franciszek Lisowski † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1933 to 4 Jun 1939)
• Ignacy Łobos † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1886 to 15 Apr 1900)
• Jan Wladyslaw Obląk †
• Karol Pękala † (Priest: 29 Jun 1928; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Dec 1946 to 14 Aug 1968)
• Franciszek de Paula Pišt�k (Pisztek) † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1832 to 1 Feb 1836)
• J�zef Alojzy Pukalski † (Priest: 1830; Bishop: 15 Mar 1852 to 6 Jan 1885)
• Czesław Stanula, C.Ss.R. †
• Jan Piotr Stepa † (Bishop: 25 Mar 1946 to 28 May 1959)
• Jan Styrna † (Priest: 27 Jun 1965; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jun 1991 to 2 Aug 2003)
• Leon Wałęga † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1901 to 4 May 1932)
• J�zef Grzegorz Wojtarowicz † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1840 to 15 Jul 1850)
• Franciszek Ksawery Zachariasiewicz † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1836 to 13 Jul 1840)
• Grzegorz Tomasz Ziegler, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1822 to 25 Jun 1827)
• Zygmunt Zimowski † (Priest: 25 May 1973 to 28 Mar 2002)
• J�zef Mirosław Życiński † (Bishop: 29 Sep 1990 to 14 Jun 1997)

Source(s)

Diocese of Tyniec Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 382 Diocese of Tarn�w Acta Apostolic� Sedis, Volume 29, Page 31

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