Lutheran Diocese of Cieszyn

Diocese of Cieszyn Diecezja cieszyńska
Church in Bielsko-Biała
Location
Country	Poland
Headquarters	Bielsko-Biała
Statistics
Parishes	22
Denomination	Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland
Current leadership
Bishop	Adrian Korczago

Saviour Church in Bielsko-Biała

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.

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 (only the parish in Biała lies without historical 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 (1954~1957)
• 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:

Parish	Established	Churches	Photo
Biała (Bielsko-Biała)	1781	Marthin Luther Church in Bielsko-Biała; Filial church in Salmopol;
Bielsko (Bielsko-Biała)	1782	Saviour Church in Bielsko-Biała;
Stare Bielsko (Bielsko-Biała)	1814	John the Baptist Church in Bielsko-Biała; Filial church in Kamienica (Bielsko-Biała)
Bładnice	2000	Lutheran church in Bładnice
Brenna-Górki	1992	Lutheran church in Brenna; Filial church in Górki;
Cieszyn	1709	Jesus Church in Cieszyn; Filial churches or chapels in Bażanowice, Gumna, Hażlach, Krasna, Marklowice, Ogrodzona, Puńców and Zamarski
Cisownica	1986	Lutheran church in Cisownica;
Czechowice-Dziedzice		Lutheran church in Czechowice-Dziedzice;
Dzięgielów	2005	Lutheran church in Dzięgielów;
Drogomyśl	1788	Lutheran church in Drogomyśl; Filial churches in Pruchna and Bąków;
Goleszów	1785	Lutheran church in Goleszów; Filial churches or chapels in Godziszów, Kisielów, Kozakowice Dolne and Leszna Górna;
Istebna	1999	Lutheran church in Istebna;
Jaworze	1782	Lutheran church in Jaworze; Filial churches in Jasienica, Wapienica and Świętoszówka
Międzyrzecze	1864	Lutheran church in Międzyrzecze Górne; Filial church in Mazańcowice
Skoczów	1866	Lutheran church in Skoczów; Filial churches in Dębowiec, Pierściec and Simoradz
Ustroń	1785	Lutheran church in Ustroń; Filial churches in Dobka, Polana and Lipowiec
Wieszczęta-Kowale	1994	Lutheran church in Wieszczęta;
Wisła-Centrum	1782	Lutheran church in Wisła;
Wisła-Czarne	1994	Lutheran church in Wisła-Czarne;
Wisła-Głębce	1994	Lutheran church in Wisła-Głębce;
Wisła-Jawornik	1994	Lutheran church in Wisła-Jawornik;
Wisła-Malinka	1994	Lutheran church in Wisła-Malinka;

References

• Michejda, Karol (1992). Z historii Kościoła ewangelickiego na Śląsku Cieszyńskim [From the history of Lutheran Church in Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: Dom Wydawniczy i Księgarski „Didache“. ISBN 83-85572-00-7.

External links

• Information of The Diocese of Cieszyn (pol.)