Diocese of Siedlce

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Bishop(s) Zbigniew Kiernikowski, Bishop Henryk Marian Tomasik, Auxiliary Bishop Jan Mazur, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 28 October 1925 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lublin Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Poland Square Kilometers: 11,440 (4,418 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.siedlce.opoka.org.pl/ Mailing Address: ul. Pilsudskiego 62, 08-110 Siedlce, Polska Telephone: (025)644.21.95 Fax: 644.87.44

Historical Details

• Diocese of Podlachia o Janów
  • Latin Name: Podlachiensis
  • Erected: 30 June 1818
  • Country: Poland

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Feliks Łukasz Lewiński † ( 1819 Appointed - 1825 Died)
• Jan Marceli Gutkowski † ( 1826 Appointed - 1842 Resigned)
• Piotr Pawel Beniamin Szymański † (18 Sep 1856 Appointed - 1867 Resigned)
• Henryk Ignacy Przeździecki † (24 Sep 1918 Appointed - 9 May 1939 Died)
• Ignacy Swirski † (12 Apr 1946 Appointed - 25 Mar 1968 Died)
• Jan Mazur (24 Oct 1968 Appointed - 25 Mar 1996 Retired)
• Jan Wiktor Nowak † (25 Mar 1996 Appointed - 25 Mar 2002 Died)
• Zbigniew Kiernikowski (28 Mar 2002 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Podlachia o Janów
30 June 1818	Erected		Diocese of Podlachia o Janów (erected)
Diocese of Siedlce
28 October 1925	Name Changed	Diocese of Podlachia o Janów	Diocese of Siedlce

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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 Siedlce
1950	738,268	784,300	94.1%	328	27	355	2,079		49	306	246	ap1951
1970		771,940	.0%	473	39	512	0		77	495	242	ap1971
1980	816,482	886,282	92.1%	447	45	492	1,659		63	486	244	ap1981
1990	857,194	881,237	97.3%	503	47	550	1,558		65	440	265	ap1991
1999	726,947	743,721	97.7%	540	55	595	1,221		77	347	241	ap2000
2000	736,904	757,152	97.3%	555	52	607	1,214		74	374	242	ap2001
2001	742,809	756,562	98.2%	565	58	623	1,192		80	383	243	ap2002
2002	737,367	751,555	98.1%	576	56	632	1,166		79	377	243	ap2003
2003	739,699	751,127	98.5%	582	56	638	1,159		85	355	243	ap2004
2004	741,185	752,692	98.5%	550	61	611	1,213		75	337	242	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Andrzej Dziega (Priest: 11 Jun 1977 to 7 Oct 2002)
• Zbigniew Kiernikowski (Bishop: 28 Mar 2002 - )
• Jan Mazur (Bishop: 24 Oct 1968 to 25 Mar 1996)
• Alojzy Orszulik, S.A.C. (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Sep 1989 to 25 Mar 1992)
• Henryk Marian Tomasik (Priest: 31 May 1969; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Nov 1992)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Jan Marceli Gutkowski † (Bishop: 1826 to 1842)
• Marian Jankowski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jan 1948 to 6 Jun 1962)
• Wladyslaw Jedruszuk † (Priest: 3 Jan 1943 to 19 Nov 1962)
• Feliks Łukasz Lewiński † (Bishop: 1819 to 1825)
• Jan Wiktor Nowak † (Bishop: 25 Mar 1996 to 25 Mar 2002)
• Henryk Ignacy Przeździecki † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1918 to 9 May 1939)
• Waclaw Skomorucha † (Priest: 8 Sep 1940; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Nov 1962 to 1 Feb 1992)
• Ceslao Sokołowski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Jul 1919 to 1946)
• Ignacy Swirski † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1946 to 25 Mar 1968)
• Piotr Pawel Beniamin Szymański † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1856 to 1867)