Diocese of Siedlce

Historical Details

• Diocese of Janów Podlaski (Podlaska o Janów)
  • Latin Name: Podlachiensis seu Ianoviensis
  • Erected: 30 June 1818
  • Country: Poland

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Feliks Łukasz Lewiński † (29 Mar 1819 Appointed - 5 Apr 1825 Died)
• Jan Marceli Gutkowski † (3 Jul 1826 Appointed - 1856 Resigned)
• Piotr Pawel Beniamin Szymański, O.F.M. Cap. † (18 Sep 1856 Appointed - 15 Jan 1868 Died)
• 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 - )

Historical Summary

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
2010	724,675	736,014	98.5%	592	66	658	1,101		86	300	244	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Andrzej Dzięga (Priest: 11 Jun 1977 to 7 Oct 2002)
• Zbigniew Kiernikowski (Bishop: 28 Mar 2002 - )
• Alojzy Orszulik, S.A.C. (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Sep 1989 to 25 Mar 1992)
• Piotr Henryk Sawczuk (Priest: 6 Jun 1987; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jan 2013)
• Henryk Marian Tomasik (Priest: 31 May 1969; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Nov 1992 to 16 Oct 2009)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Jan Marceli Gutkowski † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1826 to 1856)
• 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: 29 Mar 1819 to 5 Apr 1825)
• Francesco Lewiński † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jul 1826 to 1854)
• Jan Mazur † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1968 to 25 Mar 1996)
• 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)
• Czesław Sokołowski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Oct 1919; Apostolic Administrator: 27 Jun 1940 to 4 Jul 1946)
• Ignacy Swirski † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1946 to 25 Mar 1968)
• Piotr Pawel Beniamin Szymański, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1856 to 15 Jan 1868)
• Józef Twarowski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Aug 1857 to 19 Jan 1868)