Tarnów (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Andrzej Jeż, Bishop
Wiesław Lechowicz, Auxiliary Bishop
Władysław Bobowski, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 13 March 1786
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Poland
Square Kilometers: 7,566 (2,922 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diecezja.tarnow.pl/
Mailing Address: Kuria Diecezjalna, ul. Legionow 30, 33-100 Tarnow, Polska
Telephone: (014)631.73.00; 628.64.23
Fax: 631.73.09

Past and Present Ordinaries

Florian Amand Janowski, O.S.B. † (3 Apr 1786 Confirmed - 4 Jan 1801 Died)
Grzegorz Tomasz Ziegler, O.S.B. † (19 Apr 1822 Confirmed - 25 Jun 1827 Confirmed, Bishop of Linz)
Ferdynand Maria von Chotek † (30 Sep 1831 Confirmed - 24 Feb 1832 Confirmed, Archbishop of Olomouc)
Franciszek de Paula Pišték (Pisztek) † (24 Feb 1832 Confirmed - 1 Feb 1836 Confirmed, Archbishop of Lviv)
Franciszek Ksawery Zachariasiewicz † (1 Feb 1836 Confirmed - 13 Jul 1840 Confirmed, Bishop of Przemyśl)
Józef Grzegorz Wojtarowicz † (13 Jul 1840 Confirmed - 15 Jul 1850 Resigned)
Józef Alojzy Pukalski † (15 Mar 1852 Confirmed - 6 Jan 1885 Died)
Ignazio Łobos † (15 Jan 1886 Confirmed - 15 Apr 1900 Died)
Leon Wałęga † (15 Apr 1901 Appointed - 4 May 1932 Resigned)
Franciszek Lisowski † (27 Jan 1933 Appointed - 4 Jun 1939 Died)
Jan Piotr Stepa † (25 Mar 1946 Appointed - 28 May 1959 Died)
Jerzy Karol Ablewicz † (26 Feb 1962 Appointed - 31 Mar 1990 Died)
Józef Mirosław Życiński † (29 Sep 1990 Appointed - 14 Jun 1997 Appointed, Archbishop of Lublin)
Wiktor Paweł Skworc (13 Dec 1997 Appointed - 29 Oct 2011 Appointed, Archbishop of Katowice)
Andrzej Jeż (12 May 2012 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
13 March 1786	Erected		Diocese of Tarnów (erected)
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Przemyśl Diocese of Tarnów	Diocese of Rzeszów (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 979,795 982,000 99.8% 614 70 684 1,432 70 1,156 310 ap1951

1970 1,122,000 1,132,000 99.1% 855 135 990 1,133 167 1,352 356 ap1971

1980 1,178,000 1,185,000 99.4% 966 148 1,114 1,057 264 1,350 402 ap1981

1990 1,305,000 1,315,000 99.2% 1,133 156 1,289 1,012 294 1,372 477 ap1991

1999 1,116,240 1,119,740 99.7% 1,129 131 1,260 885 228 1,158 437 ap2000

2000 1,116,600 1,119,600 99.7% 1,112 125 1,237 902 196 1,133 438 ap2001

2001 1,121,200 1,124,700 99.7% 1,142 135 1,277 877 199 1,155 438 ap2002

2002 1,121,252 1,126,920 99.5% 1,153 148 1,301 861 213 1,115 436 ap2003

2003 1,124,125 1,139,951 98.6% 1,176 142 1,318 852 191 1,106 442 ap2004

2004 1,128,115 1,134,319 99.5% 1,184 150 1,334 845 227 1,105 442 ap2005

2010 1,115,647 1,122,583 99.4% 1,266 149 1,415 788 203 1,080 447 ap2011

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	979,795	982,000	99.8%	614	70	684	1,432	70	1,156	310	ap1951
1970	1,122,000	1,132,000	99.1%	855	135	990	1,133	167	1,352	356	ap1971
1980	1,178,000	1,185,000	99.4%	966	148	1,114	1,057	264	1,350	402	ap1981
1990	1,305,000	1,315,000	99.2%	1,133	156	1,289	1,012	294	1,372	477	ap1991
1999	1,116,240	1,119,740	99.7%	1,129	131	1,260	885	228	1,158	437	ap2000
2000	1,116,600	1,119,600	99.7%	1,112	125	1,237	902	196	1,133	438	ap2001
2001	1,121,200	1,124,700	99.7%	1,142	135	1,277	877	199	1,155	438	ap2002
2002	1,121,252	1,126,920	99.5%	1,153	148	1,301	861	213	1,115	436	ap2003
2003	1,124,125	1,139,951	98.6%	1,176	142	1,318	852	191	1,106	442	ap2004
2004	1,128,115	1,134,319	99.5%	1,184	150	1,334	845	227	1,105	442	ap2005
2010	1,115,647	1,122,583	99.4%	1,266	149	1,415	788	203	1,080	447	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Władysław Bobowski (Priest: 23 Jun 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1974 to 20 Oct 2009)
Stanisław Budzik (Priest: 29 May 1977; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Feb 2004 to 26 Sep 2011)
Andrzej Jeż (Priest: 12 Jun 1988; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Oct 2009; Bishop: 12 May 2012 - )
Janusz Kaleta (Priest: 4 Jun 1989 to 7 Jul 1999)
Wiesław Lechowicz (Priest: 24 May 1987; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Dec 2007)
Henryk Józef Nowacki (Priest: 31 May 1970 to 8 Feb 2001)
Wiktor Paweł Skworc (Bishop: 13 Dec 1997 to 29 Oct 2011)
Jan Styrna (Priest: 27 Jun 1965; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jun 1991 to 2 Aug 2003)
Zygmunt Zimowski (Priest: 25 May 1973 to 28 Mar 2002)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jerzy Karol Ablewicz † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1962; Archbishop (Personal Title): 10 Jun 1987 to 31 Mar 1990)
Piotr Bednarczyk † (Priest: 3 Jun 1944; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Feb 1968 to 22 Jun 1991)
Michał Blecharczyk † (Priest: 26 Mar 1932; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jul 1958 to 10 Nov 1965)
Ferdynand Maria von Chotek † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1831 to 24 Feb 1832)
Józef Gucwa † (Priest: 29 Jun 1948; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Dec 1968 to 11 Dec 1999)
Florian Amand Janowski, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1786 to 4 Jan 1801)
Edward Komar † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jun 1921 to 1936)
Franciszek Lisowski † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1933 to 4 Jun 1939)
Ignazio Łobos † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1886 to 15 Apr 1900)
Karol Pękala † (Priest: 29 Jun 1928; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Dec 1946 to 14 Aug 1968)
Franciszek de Paula Pišték (Pisztek) † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1832 to 1 Feb 1836)
Józef Alojzy Pukalski † (Priest: 1830; Bishop: 15 Mar 1852 to 6 Jan 1885)
Jan Piotr Stepa † (Bishop: 25 Mar 1946 to 28 May 1959)
Leon Wałęga † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1901 to 4 May 1932)
Józef Grzegorz Wojtarowicz † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1840 to 15 Jul 1850)
Franciszek Ksawery Zachariasiewicz † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1836 to 13 Jul 1840)
Grzegorz Tomasz Ziegler, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1822 to 25 Jun 1827)
Józef Mirosław Życiński † (Bishop: 29 Sep 1990 to 14 Jun 1997)

Diocese of Tarnów