Diocese of Sejny
Diocese of Sejny or rather Augustów Dioecesis Sejnensis seu Augustoviensis Polish: Diecezja sejneńska, czyli augustowska | |
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Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Sejny, former cathedral church of the diocese | |
| Location | |
| Country | Congress Poland Poland |
| Territory | Sejny |
| Ecclesiastical province | Warsaw |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1818 |
| Dissolved | 1925 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Sejny |
The Diocese of Sejny, properly the Diocese of Sejny or rather Augustów (Latin: Dioecesis Sejnensis seu Augustoviensis), was a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church with the seat of its bishops in Sejny, which existed from 1818 to 1925. In 1925 it was suppressed and divided into the Diocese of Łomża and the Diocese of Vilkaviškis.
In 2009, Sejny was established as a titular see. The title of the first titular bishop of Sejny was given to archbishop Jan Pawłowski, Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of the Congo and Gabon.