Archdiocese of Częstochowa

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Bishop(s) Stanislaw Nowak, Archbishop Antoni Józef Dlugosz, Auxiliary Bishop Jan Franciszek Watroba, Auxiliary Bishop Suffragan Dioceses Radom Sosnowiec

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 25 March 1992 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Poland Square Kilometers: 6,925 (2,674 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.adiec.czest.niedziela.pl/ Mailing Address: Kuria Metropolitahna, al. Najswietszej Maryi Panny 54, 42-200 Czestochowa, Polska Telephone: (034)324.10.44; 324.96.28 Fax: 365.11.82

Historical Details

• Diocese of Częstochowa
  • Latin Name: Czestochoviensis
  • Erected: 28 October 1925
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}
  • Country: Poland
  • Square Kilometers: 8,254 (3,188 Square Miles)

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Teodoro Kubina † (14 Dec 1925 Appointed - 13 Feb 1951 Died)
• Zdzislaw Golinski † (22 Apr 1951 Appointed - 6 Jul 1963 Died)
• Stefan Barela † (17 Jan 1964 Appointed - 12 Feb 1984 Died)
• Stanislaw Nowak (26 Oct 1984 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Częstochowa
28 October 1925	Erected		Diocese of Częstochowa (erected)
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Częstochowa Diocese of Katowice Diocese of Opole	Diocese of Gliwice (erected)
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Częstochowa Archdiocese of Gniezno Diocese of Opole Archdiocese of Poznań Diocese of Włocławek Archdiocese of Wrocław {Breslavia}	Diocese of Kalisz (erected)
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Częstochowa Diocese of Kielce Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}	Diocese of Sosnowiec (erected)
Archdiocese of Częstochowa
25 March 1992	Elevated	Diocese of Częstochowa	Archdiocese of Częstochowa

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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 Częstochowa
1948	1,016,000	1,028,000	98.8%	354	58	412	2,466		96	685	215	ap1951
1970	1,312,400	1,384,900	94.8%	617	116	733	1,790		207	969	252	ap1971
1980	1,332,000	1,435,000	92.8%	661	112	773	1,723		187	928	293	ap1981
1990	1,406,450	1,446,700	97.2%	740	126	866	1,624		222	1,156	394	ap1991
Archdiocese of Częstochowa
1999	900,710	921,190	97.8%	560	186	746	1,207		282	939	293	ap2000
2000	879,421	902,075	97.5%	569	186	755	1,164		286	972	294	ap2001
2001	845,610	880,875	96.0%	573	187	760	1,112		260	962	299	ap2002
2002	838,887	875,865	95.8%	582	189	771	1,088		263	971	304	ap2003
2003	825,743	858,225	96.2%	595	189	784	1,053		262	961	305	ap2004
2004	826,885	867,315	95.3%	597	184	781	1,058		299	815	306	ap2005
2006	756,285	785,348	96.3%	604	191	795	951		250	869	308	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Stefan Barela † (Priest: 25 Mar 1944; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Oct 1960; Bishop: 17 Jan 1964 to 12 Feb 1984)
• Stanislao Czajka † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Aug 1944 to 4 Jul 1965)
• Antoni Józef Dlugosz (Priest: 20 Jun 1965; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Dec 1993)
• Zdzislaw Golinski † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1951 to 6 Jul 1963)
• Miloslaw-Jan Kolodziejczyk † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Dec 1978 to 3 Mar 1994)
• Teodoro Kubina † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 13 Feb 1951)
• Franciszek Musiel † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Nov 1965 to 1 Feb 1992)
• Stanislaw Nowak (Bishop: 26 Oct 1984; Archbishop: 25 Mar 1992)
• Tadeusz Stanislaw Szwagrzyk † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Nov 1964 to 7 Dec 1992)
• Jan Franciszek Watroba (Priest: 27 May 1979; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Apr 2000)
• Antoni Jacek Zimniak † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Aug 1936 to 29 Jan 1943)
• Józef Miroslaw Zycinski (Priest: 21 May 1972 to 29 Sep 1990)