Diocese of Rzeszów, Poland 🇵🇱

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Rzeszów / Rzeszovien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Przemyśl

Neighbouring Dioceses: Košice (↙), Tarnów (←), Sandomierz (↑), Przemyśl (→)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Józef Sebastian Pelczar (January 19), Blessed Karolina Kózka (November 18)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 2

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1992.03.25: Established as Diocese of Rzeszów / Rzeszovien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Przemyśl and Diocese of Tarnów and became suffragan of Przemyśl)

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1991.06)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2013.06.14 – ...):

Bishop Jan Franciszek Wątroba (72)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Rzeszów (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jan Franciszek Wątroba (72)
(2013.06.14 – ...)

Bishop of Rzeszów (Poland)

Ecce venio

Born:	1953.12.04 (Wieluń, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1979.05.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.05.20

Priest of Częstochowa (Poland) (1979.05.27 – 2000.04.20)

Titular Bishop of Bisica (2000.04.20 – 2013.06.14)

Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa (Poland) (2000.04.20 – 2013.06.14)

Bishop of Rzeszów (Poland) (2013.06.14 – ...)

Bishop Kazimierz Górny (88)
(1992.03.25 – 2013.06.14)

Bishop emeritus of Rzeszów (Poland)

Omnia Tibi

Born:	1937.12.24 (Lubien, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1960.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1985.01.06

Priest of Kraków (Poland) (1960.06.29 – 1984.10.26)

Titular Bishop of Pertusa (1984.10.26 – 1992.03.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (1984.10.26 – 1992.03.25)

Bishop of Rzeszów (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2013.06.14)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Edward Eugeniusz Białogłowski (79) (1992.03.25 – 2022.01.26)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Katedra Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa, Rzeszów, Podkarpackie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika Matki Bozej Saletynskiej, Dębowiec, Podkarpackie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika Narodzenia NMP, Gorlice, Małopolskie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika Wniebowzięcia NMP, Rzeszów, Podkarpackie
World Heritage Site: Kościół św. Filipa i św. Jakuba, Sękowa, Małopolskie
World Heritage Site: Kościół św. Michała Archanioła, Binarowa, Małopolskie
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Košice (↙), Tarnów (←), Sandomierz (↑), Przemyśl (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 6,000 km²

Population: 464,392 Catholics (93.4% of 497,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 247 parishes

Personnel: 771 priests (655 diocesan, 116 religious), 469 religious (141 brothers, 328 sisters), 38 seminarians