Archdiocese of Białystok

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Bishop(s) Edward Ozorowski, Archbishop Stanislaw Szymecki, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Drohiczyn Łomża

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 25 March 1992 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Poland Square Kilometers: 5,550 (2,143 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.bialystok.opoka.org.pl/ Mailing Address: Kuria Metropolitalna, Pl. Jana Pawla II 1, 15-087 Bialystok, Polska Telephone: (085)741.64.73 Fax: 732.22.13

Historical Details

• Diocese of Białystok
  • Latin Name: Bialostocensis
  • Erected: 5 June 1991
  • Country: Poland

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Edward Kisiel † (5 Jun 1991 Appointed - 25 Mar 1992 Retired)
• Stanislaw Szymecki (15 May 1993 Appointed - 16 Nov 2000 Retired)
• Wojciech Ziemba (16 Nov 2000 Appointed - 30 May 2006 Appointed, Archbishop of Warmia)
• Edward Ozorowski (21 Oct 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Białystok
5 June 1991	Erected		Diocese of Białystok (erected)
Archdiocese of Białystok
25 March 1992	Elevated	Diocese of Białystok	Archdiocese of Białystok

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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
Archdiocese of Białystok
1999	377,911	456,925	82.7%	321	9	330	1,145		10	191	93	ap2000
2000	373,538	453,744	82.3%	324	9	333	1,121		10	217	93	ap2001
2001	357,849	434,826	82.3%	327	14	341	1,049		16	195	92	ap2002
2002	367,173	445,247	82.5%	328	15	343	1,070		18	191	100	ap2003
2003	371,001	441,818	84.0%	341	17	358	1,036		20	201	105	ap2004
2004	370,450	434,826	85.2%	401	17	418	886		20	201	107	ap2005
2006	453,546	512,487	88.5%	374	20	394	1,151		23	198	112	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Edward Kisiel † (Apostolic Administrator: 3 May 1976; Bishop: 5 Jun 1991 to 25 Mar 1992)
• Edward Henryk Materski (Priest: 20 May 1947 to 29 Oct 1968)
• Edward Ozorowski (Priest: 21 Jun 1964 to 31 Jan 1979; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jun 1991; Archbishop: 21 Oct 2006 - )
• Stanislaw Szymecki (Archbishop: 15 May 1993 to 16 Nov 2000)
• Wojciech Ziemba (Archbishop: 16 Nov 2000 to 30 May 2006)