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Suffragan diocese Kielce, Poland

Diocese of Kielce

Kielcen(sis)

Latin Church

Latin-rite diocese in southern Poland with its see in Kielce, originally erected in 1805 from the Diocese of Krakow, suppressed in 1818 and restored in 1882. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Krakow. Its mother church is the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kielce.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kielce, in Kielce, Poland.

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Established
1805
Catholics
739,000
Priests
775
Territory
8,319 km²

Parishes and churches

303 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Jan Piotrowski
Born
5 January 1953
Birthplace
Szczurowa

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The cathedral

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kielce stands in Kielce, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

The city of Kielce, within the ecclesiastical province of Kraków in Poland, is home to this Latin diocese of the Catholic Church (Latin: Dioecesis Kielcensis). Its Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kielce carries the designation of Historic Monument of Poland.

This see in the wire

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  • Tadeusz Wrzesień, father of Fr. Krzysztof Wrzesień, dies

    Tadeusz Wrzesień, the father of Fr. Krzysztof Wrześniak, died on September 25, 2026, at the age of 84. Fr. Wrześniak is the parish priest of Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego in Kozłów.

    Sep 27, 2026 · Dioceses

  • Pilgrims arrive at Święty Krzyż

    Pilgrims arrived at the Święty Krzyż Sanctuary in the Diocese of Kielce and attended a Mass to mark the end of the XXVII Świętokrzyski Rajd Pielgrzymkowy.

    Sep 26, 2026 · Catholic Life

  • Women from all over Poland arrive in Kielce

    The Serce Kecharitomene community organized a national retreat for women titled "Kobieta Mężnego Serca" at the Kościele pw. Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego in Kielce on Saturday, September 26, 2026. The event included conferences, testimonies, and Mass for women traveling from across Poland.

    Sep 26, 2026 · Catholic Life

  • Bp Andrzej Kaleta attends 10th anniversary of Caritas facilities in Piasek Wielki

    Bishop Andrzej Kaleta attended the 10th anniversary of Caritas occupational therapy workshops and assisted living housing in Piasek Wielki on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

    Sep 23, 2026 · Dioceses

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