Diocese of Kielce

Erected on 13 June 1805 by Pope Pius VII upon the dissolution of the Diocese of Tarnów. Dissolved by this very pope on 30 June 1818 with a concurrent erection of the Diocese of Sandomierz. Re-installed by Pope Leo XIII on 28 December 1882. The most recent changes in the boundaries were introduced by Pope John Paul II on 25 March 1992.