Roman Catholic Diocese of Åomża
The Diocese of Łomża (Latin: Dioecesis Lomzensis, poln: Diecezja Łomżyńska ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland with a bishopric in Łomża.
Geographical Location
The Diocese of Łomża is bordered to the north by the diocese of Warmia and the Diocese of Elk, on the east by the Archdiocese of Białystok, in the south of the Diocese of Warsaw - Praga and to the diocese Drohiczyn and to the west by the Diocese of Płock. On March 25, 1992, the diocese was assumed together with the Diocese of Drohiczyn by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Totus Tuus Poloniae populus the Metropolitan Diocese of Białystok as suffragan.
History
As a diocese Wigry on 25 March 1798 by Pope Pius VI. built, it was renamed with the papal decree of 30 June 1818 in Sejny / Augustów.
On October 28, 1925 of the closed on March 18, 1921 State Treaty with the Soviet Union ( Treaty of Riga) Sejny was due to be dissolved and re-created the Diocese of Łomża.
In January 2009 Sejny was reactivated as a titular whose first titular archbishop was on 18 March 2009 January Romeo Pawlowski, Apostolic Nuncio of the Republic of Congo and Gabon.
Deaneries
- Chorzele (chorus cells)
- Czyżew
- Grajevo
- Jedwabne
- Kadzidło
- Kobylin
- Kolno ( United Köllen )
- Krasnosielc
- Łapy
- Łomża - Cathedrale
- Łomża - St.Bruno
- Myszyniec
- Ostrołęka - Visitation ( Ostrolenka )
- Ostrołęka - St. Anton
- Ostrow Mazowiecka
- Piątnica
- Różan ( Rozan )
- Rzekuń
- Szczuczyn
- Szepietowo
- Vysokie
- Wyszków
- Zambrów
Diocese cartridge
- St. Brun March of cross- ford 9
- St. Andrzej Bobola May 16
Are especially revered also:
- Sel. Marianna Biernacka
- Sel. Adam Bargielski
- Sel. Michael Piaszczyński
They were beatified on 13 June 1999, together with 108 martyrs of World War II in Warsaw.