Diocese of Radom, Poland

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Radom / Radomen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Częstochowa

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Casimir (March 4)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 11

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1992.03.25: Established as Diocese of Radom / Radomen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Sandomierz–Radom and became suffragan of Częstochowa)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.01.04 – ...):	Bishop Marek Solarczyk (57)
Auxiliary Bishop (2015.01.17 – ...):	Bishop Piotr Turzyński (60) Titular Bishop of Usula

Ordinaries

Bishops of Radom (Roman Rite)

Bishop Marek Solarczyk (57)
(2021.01.04 – ...)

Bishop of Radom (Poland)

Omnia possibilia credenti

Born:	1967.04.13 (Wołomin, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1992.05.28
Consecrated Bishop:	2011.11.19

Priest of Warszawa-Praga (Poland) (1992.05.28 – 2011.10.08)

Titular Bishop of Hólar (2011.10.08 – 2021.01.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga (Poland) (2011.10.08 – 2021.01.04)

Bishop of Radom (Poland) (2021.01.04 – ...)

Bishop Henryk Marian Tomasik (78)
(2009.10.16 – 2021.01.04)

Bishop emeritus of Radom (Poland)

Adveniat Regnum Tuum

Born:	1946.01.04 (Luków, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1969.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:	1993.01.06

Priest of Siedlce (Poland) (1969.05.31 – 1992.11.21)

Titular Bishop of Furnos minor (1992.11.21 – 2009.10.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce (Poland) (1992.11.21 – 2009.10.16)

Bishop of Radom (Poland) (2009.10.16 – 2021.01.04)

Bishop Zygmunt Zimowski (later Archbishop)
(2002.03.28 – 2009.04.18)

Non ministrari sed ministrare

Born:	1949.04.07 (Kupienin, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1973.05.25
Consecrated Bishop:	2002.05.25
Died:	2016.07.12 († 67)

Priest of Tarnów (Poland) (1973.05.25 – 2002.03.28)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1988.04.14 – 1999.07.10)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1999.07.10 – 2002.03.28)

Bishop of Radom (Poland) (2002.03.28 – 2009.04.18)

President of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers (2009.04.18 – 2016.07.12)

Archbishop ad personam (2009.04.18 – 2016.07.12)

Bishop Jan Chrapek, C.S.M.A.
(1999.06.28 – 2001.10.18)

Quis ut Deus

Born:	1948.07.18 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1975.05.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.06.06
Died:	2001.10.18 († 53)

Auxiliary Bishop of Drohiczyn (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 1994.06.20)

Titular Bishop of Cataquas (1992.03.25 – 1999.06.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Toruń (Poland) (1994.06.20 – 1999.06.28)

Bishop of Radom (Poland) (1999.06.28 – 2001.10.18)

Bishop Edward Henryk Materski
(1992.03.25 – 1999.06.28)

Veni Domine Jesu

Born:	1923.01.06 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1947.05.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1968.12.22
Died:	2012.03.24 († 89)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ Sirenses (1968.10.29 – 1981.03.06)

Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce (Poland) (1968.10.29 – 1981.03.06)

Bishop of Sandomierz–Radom (Poland) (1981.03.06 – 1992.03.25)

Bishop of Radom (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 1999.06.28)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Adam Odzimek (1992.03.25 – 2019.10.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Stefan Siczek (1992.03.25 – 2012.07.31)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Katedra Opieki Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Radom, Mazowieckie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika Matki Bożej Ostrobramskiej, Skarżysko-Kamienna, Świętokrzyskie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika św. Filipa Nerri i św. Jana Chrzciciela, Studzianna, Łódzkie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika św. Kazimierza, Radom, Mazowieckie
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Częstochowa (↙), Łódź (←), Łowicz (↖), Warszawa (↑), Siedlce (↗), Lublin (→), Sandomierz (↘), Kielce (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 8,000 km²

Population: 829,780 Catholics (98.1% of 846,008 total)

Pastoral Centres: 301 parishes, 6 missions

Personnel: 730 priests (649 diocesan, 81 religious), 370 religious (98 brothers, 272 sisters), 39 seminarians