Church of St Matthew the Apostle in Czeladź

The Church of St Matthew the Apostle stands on the Musiała estate in Czeladź and is the church of the parish of the same name, in the St Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr deanery of the Diocese of Sosnowiec. It is an example of church building from the 1980s and 1990s.

From chapel to church

The parish was established on 24 May 1985 by the Bishop of Częstochowa, Stanisław Nowak. On the initiative of the first parish priest, Fr Jan Kantor, construction began on a chapel, a catechetical hall and housing for priests. These buildings were blessed on 21 September 1986 by an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Częstochowa. The chapel was rebuilt into a larger church by the next parish priest, Fr Jan Gaik. The auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sosnowiec, Piotr Skucha, consecrated the church on 21 September 1995.

Practical information

• Location: the Musiała estate in Czeladź, at ul. Powstańców Śląskich 34.
• This is an active parish church. Check opening hours with the parish before your visit.
• It is about 5 km from the Rolling Mill, Museum of Zinc Metallurgy in Szopienice.