Tarnów (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Andrzej Jeż, Bishop
Leszek Leszkiewicz, Auxiliary Bishop
Stanisław Salaterski, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 23 April 1826
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Poland
Square Kilometers: 7,566 (2,922 Square Miles)
Description: Portions of the Lesser Poland (Malopolska) and Subcarpathian (Podkarpacie) Voivodeships
Official Web Site: https://diecezjatarnow.pl
Mailing Address: Kuria Diecezjalna, ul. Pilsudskiego 6, 33-100 Tarnow, Polska
Telephone: (014)631.73.00; 628.64.23
Fax: 631.73.09

Historical Details

Diocese of Tarnów
- Latin Name: Tarnoviensis
- Erected: 13 March 1786
- Metropolitan: Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian)
- Country: Poland
Diocese of Tyniec
- Latin Name: Tynicensis
- Erected: 20 September 1821
- Metropolitan: Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian)
- Country: Poland
- Description: Tarnów, Bochnia, Myślenice, and Sącz

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)
Ignacy Józef 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
Diocese of Tarnów
13 March 1786	Erected	Diocese of Kraków (Southern portion)	Diocese of Tarnów (erected)
1790	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tarnów (Miechocin, Rudnik, and Głogów Małopolski Deaneris and 28 parishes)	Diocese of Przemyśl
1790	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tarnów (Spiš Deanery (7 parishes) in the Lubowla district)	Diocese of Spiš
1790	Territory Added	Diocese of Przemyśl (Krosno Deanery (8 parishes))	Diocese of Tarnów
13 June 1805	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tarnów	Diocese of Kraków Diocese of Przemyśl
13 June 1805	Suppressed	Diocese of Kraków Diocese of Tarnów (suppressed)	Diocese of Kielce (erected)
Diocese of Tyniec
20 September 1821	Erected	Diocese of Kraków (Bochnia, Myślenice, and Sącz) Diocese of Przemyśl (Tarnów)	Diocese of Tyniec (erected)
Diocese of Tarnów
23 April 1826	Name Changed	Diocese of Tyniec	Diocese of Tarnów
20 January 1880	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tarnów (Western Deaneries (Biała, Oświęcim, Skawina, Wadowice, Żywiec, and Wieliczka))	Diocese of Kraków
27 March 1886	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tarnów (Maków, Myślenice, Niepołomice, and Nowy Targ)	Diocese of Kraków
30 August 1921	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tarnów (Komorów)	Diocese of Przemyśl
28 October 1925	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Tarnów (from Lviv)
28 October 1925	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tarnów (Seven parishes near Mszana Dolna)	Diocese of Kraków
28 October 1925	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tarnów (Parish of Pstrągowa)	Diocese of Przemyśl
28 October 1925	Territory Added	Diocese of Przemyśl (31 Parishes)	Diocese of Tarnów
28 November 1936	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow} (Ispina and Krzykowka)	Diocese of Tarnów
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lublin (Janów Lubelski and Zaklików) Diocese of Przemyśl (Gorzyce Tarnobrzeskie, Nisko, Raniżów, Rudnik nad Sanem, Stalowa Wola, Tarnobrzeg Południe, and Tarnobrzeg Północ) Diocese of Sandomierz-Radom (Koprzywnica, Łagów, Opatów, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski-Wschód, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski-Zachód, Sandomierz, Staszów, and Zawichost) Diocese of Tarnów (Baranów Sandomierski)	Diocese of Sandomierz
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Przemyśl (Brzostek, Czudek, Frysztak, Głogów, Jasło Wschód, Jasło Zachód, Rzeszów I, Rzeszów II, Rzeszów III, Rzeszów IV, Sokołów, Strzyźów, Tyczyn, and Żmigród) Diocese of Tarnów (Kolbuszowa, and parts of Ropczyce, Sędziszów, Biecz, Gorlice Półnóc, and Gorlice Południe)	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

Diocese of Tarnów

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

2014 1,091,829 1,097,279 99.5% 1,307 148 1,455 750 175 970 450 ap2015

2017 1,111,156 1,115,900 99.6% 1,289 149 1,438 772 194 950 452 ap2018

2020 1,099,345 1,130,130 97.3% 1,342 139 1,481 742 184 952 454 ap2021

2022 1,105,524 1,111,907 99.4% 1,285 130 1,415 781 170 930 454 ap2023

2023 1,111,080 1,113,052 99.8% 1,272 130 1,402 792 162 950 455 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Tarnów
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
2014	1,091,829	1,097,279	99.5%	1,307	148	1,455	750	175	970	450	ap2015
2017	1,111,156	1,115,900	99.6%	1,289	149	1,438	772	194	950	452	ap2018
2020	1,099,345	1,130,130	97.3%	1,342	139	1,481	742	184	952	454	ap2021
2022	1,105,524	1,111,907	99.4%	1,285	130	1,415	781	170	930	454	ap2023
2023	1,111,080	1,113,052	99.8%	1,272	130	1,402	792	162	950	455	ap2024

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

Affiliated People, Deceased

Jerzy Karol Ablewicz † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1962; Archbishop (Personal Title): 10 Jun 1987 to 31 Mar 1990)
Piotr Longin 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)
Władysław Bobowski † (Priest: 23 Jun 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1974 to 20 Oct 2009)
Ferdynand Maria von Chotek † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1831 to 24 Feb 1832)
Jan Duwall †
Antoni Junosza Gałecki †
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)
Ignacy Ludwik Jeż †
Edward Komar † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jun 1921 to 29 Sep 1943; Apostolic Administrator: 24 Jun 1940 to 29 Sep 1943)
Józef Kowalczyk †
Edward Kozlowski †
Piotr Krupa †
Franciszek Lisowski † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1933 to 4 Jun 1939)
Ignacy Józef Łobos † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1886 to 15 Apr 1900)
Jan Wladyslaw Obląk †
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)
Czesław Stanula, C.Ss.R. †
Jan Piotr Stepa † (Bishop: 25 Mar 1946 to 28 May 1959)
Jan Styrna † (Priest: 27 Jun 1965; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jun 1991 to 2 Aug 2003)
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)
Zygmunt Zimowski † (Priest: 25 May 1973 to 28 Mar 2002)
Józef Mirosław Życiński † (Bishop: 29 Sep 1990 to 14 Jun 1997)

Source(s)

Diocese of Tarnów
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 465
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 359
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiæ Catholicæ, Volume 1, Page 358
Diocese of Tyniec
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 382
Diocese of Tarnów
- Acta Apostolicæ Sedis, Volume 29, Page 31

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