Roman Catholic Diocese of Sosnowiec

The Diocese of Sosnowiec (Dioecesis Sosnoviensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Sosnowiec in the ecclesiastical province of Częstochowa in Poland. As of 2013 weekly Sunday mass attendance was 27.5%, up from 27.4% in the previous year.

History

 * March 25, 1992: established as the Diocese of Sosnowiec on territory taken from the Diocese of Częstochowa, the Diocese of Kielce, and the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków.

Special churches

 * Minor Basilicas:
 * Bazylika Matki Boskiej Anielskiej, Dąbrowa Górnicza
 * Bazylika św. Andrzeja Apostoła in Olkusz (St. Andrew the Apostle)
 * Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Sosnowiec (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Bishops

 * Adam Śmigielski (1992−2008)
 * Grzegorz Kaszak (2009–2023)
 * Artur Ważny (2024 - present)