Roman Catholic Diocese of Radom

Diocese of Radom Dioecesis Radomensis Diecezja Radomska
The Cathedral of the Virgin Mary in Radom
Location
Country	Poland
Metropolitan	Częstochowa
Statistics
Area	8,000 km² (3,100 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 920,000 913,000 (99.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 March 1992
Cathedral	Katedra Opieki Najświętszej Marii Panny (The Cathedral of the Virgin Mary)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Henryk Tomasik
Metropolitan Archbishop	Wacław Depo
Auxiliary Bishops	Adam Odzimek Piotr Turzyński
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Radom (Latin: Radomen(sis)) is an diocese located in the city of Radom in the Ecclesiastical province of Częstochowa in Poland.

History

March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Radom from the Diocese of Sandomierz – Radom

Minor Basilicas:
- Bazylika św. Filipa Neri i św. Jana Chrzciciela kk. Filipinów
  (Basilica of St. Philip Neri and St. John the Baptist) in Studzianna
- Bazylika św. Kazimierza (Basilica of St. Casimir), Radom

Bishops of Radom (Roman rite)
- Bishop Edward Henryk Materski (25 March 1992 – 28 June 1999)
- Bishop Jan Chrapek, C.S.M.A. (28 June 1999 – 18 October 2001)
- Bishop Zygmunt Zimowski (28 March 2002 - 18 April 2009)
- Bishop Henryk Tomasik (16 October 2009 – present)

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