Lutheran Diocese of Cieszyn


The Diocese of Cieszyn is the smallest diocese of the six which constitute the Polish Lutheran Church. The Bishop's See is Cieszyn, but the diocese is headquartered in Bielsko-Biała.
WWW cieszynska.luteranie.pl

Location

The Diocese of Cieszyn comprises Bielsko County and Cieszyn County in Silesian Voivodship, mostly encompassing the Polish part of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

History

Cieszyn Silesia was historically inhabited by a large Lutheran minority since the 16th century. A structure of parishes within Austrian Lutheran Church was established after issuing the Patent of Toleration in 1781. After World War I, the fall of Austria-Hungary, the Polish–Czechoslovak War, and the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the parishes that became a part of the Second Polish Republic joined the Polish Lutheran Church, first as a seniority, then in 1936 formally constituted as a diocese.

List of bishops

  • Paweł Nikodem : 1937~1954
  • *Vacant
  • Adam Wegert : 1957~1980
  • Jan Szarek : 1980~1991
  • Paweł Anweiler : 1992~2016
  • Adrian Korczago : 2016~

List of parishes

22 parishes belong to the Diocese of Cieszyn:
ParishEstablishedChurchesPhoto
Biała 1781Marthin Luther Church in Bielsko-Biała; Filial church in Salmopol;
Bielsko 1782Saviour Church in Bielsko-Biała;
Stare Bielsko 1814John the Baptist Church in Bielsko-Biała; Filial church in Kamienica
Bładnice2000Lutheran church in Bładnice
Brenna-Górki1992Lutheran church in Brenna; Filial church in Górki;
Cieszyn1709Jesus Church in Cieszyn; Filial churches or chapels in Bażanowice, Gumna, Hażlach, Krasna, Marklowice, Ogrodzona, Puńców and Zamarski
Cisownica1986Lutheran church in Cisownica;
Czechowice-DziedziceLutheran church in Czechowice-Dziedzice;
Dzięgielów2005Lutheran church in Dzięgielów;
Drogomyśl1788Lutheran church in Drogomyśl; Filial churches in Pruchna and Bąków;
Goleszów1785Lutheran church in Goleszów; Filial churches or chapels in Godziszów, Kisielów, Kozakowice Dolne and Leszna Górna;
Istebna1999Lutheran church in Istebna;
Jaworze1782Lutheran church in Jaworze; Filial churches in Jasienica, Wapienica and Świętoszówka
Międzyrzecze1864Lutheran church in Międzyrzecze Górne; Filial church in Mazańcowice
Skoczów1866Lutheran church in Skoczów; Filial churches in Dębowiec, Pierściec and Simoradz
Ustroń1785Lutheran church in Ustroń; Filial churches in Dobka, Polana and Lipowiec
Wieszczęta-Kowale1994Lutheran church in Wieszczęta;
Wisła-Centrum1782Lutheran church in Wisła;
Wisła-Czarne1994Lutheran church in Wisła-Czarne;
Wisła-Głębce1994Lutheran church in Wisła-Głębce;
Wisła-Jawornik1994Lutheran church in Wisła-Jawornik;
Wisła-Malinka1994Lutheran church in Wisła-Malinka;