Diocese of Tarnów

Historical Details

• Diocese of Tyniec
  • Latin Name: Tynicensis
  • Erected: 20 September 1821
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}
  • Country: Poland

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Grzegorz Tomasz Ziegler, O.S.B. † (19 Apr 1822 Confirmed - 25 Jun 1827 Confirmed, Bishop of Linz)
• Ferdynand Maria von Chotek † (30 Sep 1831 Confirmed - 24 Feb 1832 Confirmed, Archbishop of Olomouc)
• Franciszek de Paula Pišték (Pisztek) † (24 Feb 1832 Confirmed - 1 Feb 1836 Confirmed, Archbishop of Lviv)
• Franciszek Ksawery Zachariasiewicz † (1 Feb 1836 Confirmed - 13 Jul 1840 Confirmed, Bishop of Przemyśl)
• Józef Grzegorz Wojtarowicz † (13 Jul 1840 Confirmed - 15 Jul 1850 Resigned)
• Józef Alojzy Pukalski † (15 Mar 1852 Confirmed - 6 Jan 1885 Died)
• Ignacy Łobos † (15 Jan 1886 Confirmed - 15 Apr 1900 Died)
• Leon Wałęga † (15 Apr 1901 Appointed - 4 May 1932 Resigned)
• Franciszek Lisowski † (27 Jan 1933 Appointed - 4 Jun 1939 Died)
• Jan Piotr Stepa † (25 Mar 1946 Appointed - 28 May 1959 Died)
• Jerzy Karol Ablewicz † (26 Feb 1962 Appointed - 31 Mar 1990 Died)
• Józef Mirosław Życiński † (29 Sep 1990 Appointed - 14 Jun 1997 Appointed, Archbishop of Lublin)
• Wiktor Paweł Skworc (13 Dec 1997 Appointed - 29 Oct 2011 Appointed, Archbishop of Katowice)
• Andrzej Jeż (12 May 2012 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 Tarnów
1950	979,795	982,000	99.8%	614	70	684	1,432		70	1,156	310	ap1951
1970	1,122,000	1,132,000	99.1%	855	135	990	1,133		167	1,352	356	ap1971
1980	1,178,000	1,185,000	99.4%	966	148	1,114	1,057		264	1,350	402	ap1981
1990	1,305,000	1,315,000	99.2%	1,133	156	1,289	1,012		294	1,372	477	ap1991
1999	1,116,240	1,119,740	99.7%	1,129	131	1,260	885		228	1,158	437	ap2000
2000	1,116,600	1,119,600	99.7%	1,112	125	1,237	902		196	1,133	438	ap2001
2001	1,121,200	1,124,700	99.7%	1,142	135	1,277	877		199	1,155	438	ap2002
2002	1,121,252	1,126,920	99.5%	1,153	148	1,301	861		213	1,115	436	ap2003
2003	1,124,125	1,139,951	98.6%	1,176	142	1,318	852		191	1,106	442	ap2004
2004	1,128,115	1,134,319	99.5%	1,184	150	1,334	845		227	1,105	442	ap2005
2010	1,115,647	1,122,583	99.4%	1,266	149	1,415	788		203	1,080	447	ap2011
2014	1,091,829	1,097,279	99.5%	1,307	148	1,455	750		175	970	450	ap2015
2017	1,111,156	1,115,900	99.6%	1,289	149	1,438	772		194	950	452	ap2018
2020	1,099,345	1,130,130	97.3%	1,342	139	1,481	742		184	952	454	ap2021
2022	1,105,524	1,111,907	99.4%	1,285	130	1,415	781		170	930	454	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Władysław Bobowski (Priest: 23 Jun 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1974 to 20 Oct 2009)
• Stanisław Budzik (Priest: 29 May 1977; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Feb 2004 to 26 Sep 2011)
• Dariusz Buras (Priest: 30 May 1998 to 16 May 2015)
• Mirosław Gucwa (Priest: 12 Jun 1988 to 2 Dec 2017)
• Juliusz Janusz
• Andrzej Jeż (Priest: 12 Jun 1988; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Oct 2009; Bishop: 12 May 2012 - )
• Janusz Wiesław Kaleta (Priest: 4 Jun 1989 to 7 Jul 1999)
• Józef Kowalczyk
• Wiesław Lechowicz (Priest: 24 May 1987; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Dec 2007 to 15 Jan 2022)
• Leszek Leszkiewicz (Priest: 25 May 1996; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 2015)
• Henryk Józef Nowacki (Priest: 31 May 1970 to 8 Feb 2001)
• Jan Piotrowski (Priest: 25 May 1980; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Dec 2013 to 11 Oct 2014)
• Stanisław Salaterski (Priest: 31 May 1981; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Dec 2013)
• Wiktor Paweł Skworc (Bishop: 13 Dec 1997 to 29 Oct 2011)
• Artur Ważny (Priest: 25 May 1991; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 2020 to 23 Apr 2024)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Jerzy Karol Ablewicz † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1962; Archbishop (Personal Title): 10 Jun 1987 to 31 Mar 1990)
• Piotr Longin Bednarczyk † (Priest: 3 Jun 1944; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Feb 1968 to 22 Jun 1991)
• Michał Blecharczyk † (Priest: 26 Mar 1932; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jul 1958 to 10 Nov 1965)
• Ferdynand Maria von Chotek † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1831 to 24 Feb 1832)
• Antoni Junosza Gałecki †
• Józef Gucwa † (Priest: 29 Jun 1948; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Dec 1968 to 11 Dec 1999)
• Edward Komar † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jun 1921 to 29 Sep 1943; Apostolic Administrator: 24 Jun 1940 to 29 Sep 1943)
• Edward Kozlowski †
• Piotr Krupa †
• Franciszek Lisowski † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1933 to 4 Jun 1939)
• Ignacy Łobos † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1886 to 15 Apr 1900)
• Jan Wladyslaw Obląk †
• Karol Pękala † (Priest: 29 Jun 1928; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Dec 1946 to 14 Aug 1968)
• Franciszek de Paula Pišték (Pisztek) † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1832 to 1 Feb 1836)
• Józef Alojzy Pukalski † (Priest: 1830; Bishop: 15 Mar 1852 to 6 Jan 1885)
• Czesław Stanula, C.SS.R. †
• Jan Piotr Stepa † (Bishop: 25 Mar 1946 to 28 May 1959)
• Jan Styrna † (Priest: 27 Jun 1965; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jun 1991 to 2 Aug 2003)
• Leon Wałęga † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1901 to 4 May 1932)
• Józef Grzegorz Wojtarowicz † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1840 to 15 Jul 1850)
• Franciszek Ksawery Zachariasiewicz † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1836 to 13 Jul 1840)
• Grzegorz Tomasz Ziegler, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1822 to 25 Jun 1827)
• Zygmunt Zimowski † (Priest: 25 May 1973 to 28 Mar 2002)
• Józef Mirosław Życiński † (Bishop: 29 Sep 1990 to 14 Jun 1997)

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