Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów

Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów Dioecesis Zamosciensis-Lubaczoviensis Diecezja Zamojsko-Lubaczowska
Cathedral of the Resurrection and St Thomas the Apostle in Zamość
Location
Country	Poland
Ecclesiastical province	Przemyśl
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Przemyśl
Statistics
Area	8,144 km² (3,144 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 487,881 473,946 (97.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	3 June 1991
Cathedral	Katedra Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego i św. Tomasza Apostoła, Zamość (Cathedral of the Resurrection and St. Thomas the Apostle)
Co-cathedral	Konkatedra św. Stanisława, Lubaczów (Co-Cathedral Shrine of St. Stanislaus)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Marian Rojek
Metropolitan Archbishop	Adam Szal
Auxiliary Bishops	Mariusz Leszczyński
Emeritus Bishops	Jan Śrutwa
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów (Latin: Zamoscien(sis) – Lubaczovien(sis)) is an diocese located in the cities of Zamość and Lubaczów in the Ecclesiastical province of Przemyśl in Poland.

History

1991: Established as Apostolic Administration of Lubaczów from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lviv in Ukraine
March 25, 1992: Promoted as Diocese of Zamość – Lubaczów

Bishops of Zamość-Lubaczów (Roman rite)
- Bishop Jan Śrutwa (March 25, 1992 – August 5, 2006)
- Bishop Wacław Depo (August 5, 2006 – December 29, 2011)
- Bishop Marian Rojek (since June 30, 2012)

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