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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarnów

Coordinates: 50°00′47″N 20°59′14″E / 50.0131°N 20.9871°E / 50.0131; 20.9871
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Diocese of Tarnów

Dioecesis Tarnoviensis

Diecezja Tarnowska
Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Tarnów
Location
CountryPoland
MetropolitanKraków[1]
Statistics
Area7,566 km2 (2,921 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2022)
1,111,907
1,105,345 (99.4%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteLatin Rite
Established1783[2]
CathedralBazylika katedralna Narodzenia NMP w Tarnowie
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAndrzej Jeż[3]
Metropolitan ArchbishopMarek Jędraszewski
Auxiliary BishopsStanisław Salaterski
Leszek Leszkiewicz
Artur Ważny
Bishops emeritusWładysław Bobowski

The Diocese of Tarnów (Latin: Dioecesis Tarnoviensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. According to Church statistics, it is the most religious diocese in Poland, with 72.5% weekly Mass attendance.[4]

Bishop Jeż

References

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50°00′47″N 20°59′14″E / 50.0131°N 20.9871°E / 50.0131; 20.9871