Diocese of Łomża

Historical Details

• Diocese of Sejny o Sejna o Augustów
  • Latin Name: de Sejna seu Augustoviensis
  • Erected: 25 March 1798
  • Country: Poland

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jan Klemens Gołaszewski † (30 Jun 1818 Appointed - 8 Mar 1820 Died)
• Ignacy Stanislaw Czyżewski † (29 May 1820 Appointed - 11 Dec 1823 Died)
• Mikołaj Jan Manugiewicz † (19 Dec 1825 Appointed - 25 Jun 1834 Died)
• Pawel Straszyński † (21 Nov 1836 Appointed - 20 Jun 1847 Died)
• Konstanty Ireneusz Łubieński † (16 Mar 1863 Appointed - 17 Jun 1869 Died)
• Piotr Pawel Wierzbowski † (22 Feb 1872 Appointed - 1 Jul 1893 Died)
• Antonio Baranowski † (2 Aug 1897 Appointed - 22 Nov 1902 Died)
• Antoni Karaś (Karosas) † (7 Apr 1910 Appointed - 5 Apr 1926 Appointed, Bishop of Vilkaviškis)
• Romuald Jałbrzykowski † (14 Dec 1925 Appointed - 24 Jun 1926 Appointed, Archbishop of Vilnius)
• Stanisław Kostka Łukomski † (24 Jun 1926 Appointed - 28 Oct 1948 Died)
• Czeslaw Falkowski † (24 Feb 1949 Appointed - 25 Aug 1969 Died)
• Mikolaj Sasinowski † (19 Mar 1970 Appointed - 6 Sep 1982 Died)
• Juliusz Paetz (20 Dec 1982 Appointed - 11 Apr 1996 Appointed, Archbishop of Poznań)
• Stanisław Stefanek, S. Chr. (26 Oct 1996 Appointed - 11 Nov 2011 Retired)
• Janusz Bogusław Stepnowski (11 Nov 2011 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

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 Łomża
1950	558,724	600,000	93.1%	229	6	235	2,377		13	110	136	ap1951
1970	570,000	580,000	98.3%	317	8	325	1,753		25	190	136	ap1971
1980	605,000	637,000	95.0%	335	17	352	1,718		24	200	142	ap1981
1990	628,000	637,000	98.6%	382	28	410	1,531		35	220	164	ap1991
1999	578,066	587,173	98.4%	415	18	433	1,335		27	190	169	ap2000
2000	574,656	581,172	98.9%	430	19	449	1,279		27	190	174	ap2001
2001	574,387	580,723	98.9%	439	21	460	1,248		29	183	176	ap2002
2002	576,197	583,387	98.8%	438	22	460	1,252		30	182	177	ap2003
2003	570,403	579,280	98.5%	444	21	465	1,226		30	182	177	ap2004
2004	567,035	573,647	98.8%	453	23	476	1,191		32	181	179	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Tadeusz Bronakowski (Priest: 26 May 1984; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Feb 2006)
• Józef Michalik (Priest: 23 May 1964 to 1 Oct 1986)
• Juliusz Paetz (Bishop: 20 Dec 1982 to 11 Apr 1996)
• Stanisław Stefanek, S. Chr. (Bishop: 26 Oct 1996 to 11 Nov 2011)
• Janusz Bogusław Stepnowski (Priest: 1 Jun 1985; Bishop: 11 Nov 2011 - )
• Tadeusz Józef Zawistowski (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 May 1973 to 11 Feb 2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Antonio Baranowski † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1897 to 22 Nov 1902)
• Stanisław Kostka Choromański † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Dec 1828 to 21 Nov 1836)
• Ignacy Stanislaw Czyżewski † (Bishop: 29 May 1820 to 11 Dec 1823)
• Bernard Franciszek Dembek † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Jul 1930 to 3 Jun 1937)
• Czeslaw Falkowski † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1949 to 25 Aug 1969)
• Jan Klemens Gołaszewski † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1818 to 8 Mar 1820)
• Józef Hollak † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Mar 1883 to 27 Oct 1890)
• Romuald Jałbrzykowski † (Priest: 9 Mar 1901; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Jul 1918; Bishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 24 Jun 1926)
• Antoni Karaś (Karosas) † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1910 to 5 Apr 1926)
• Konstanty Ireneusz Łubieński † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1863 to 17 Jun 1869)
• Stanisław Kostka Łukomski † (Bishop: 24 Jun 1926 to 28 Oct 1948)
• Mikołaj Jan Manugiewicz † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1825 to 25 Jun 1834)
• Polycarp Marciejewski, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jun 1819 to 19 Oct 1827)
• Aleksander Moscicki † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Feb 1952 to 25 Nov 1980)
• Paweł Czesław Rydzewski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Dec 1946 to 22 Aug 1951)
• Edward Eugeniusz Samsel † (Priest: 23 May 1964; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 May 1982 to 25 Mar 1992)
• Mikolaj Sasinowski † (Priest: 28 Mar 1936; Bishop: 19 Mar 1970 to 6 Sep 1982)
• Pawel Straszyński † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1836 to 20 Jun 1847)
• Piotr Pawel Wierzbowski † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1872 to 1 Jul 1893)
• Tadeusz Paweł Zakrzewski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Aug 1938 to 12 Apr 1946)