Organizacja akcji charytatywnej w diecezji katowickiej w czasie wielkiego kryzysu gospodarczego (1929-1935)
Charity in the Diocese of Katowice during the Great Depression (1929-1935)

Summary/Abstract: The Great Depression in Poland (1929-1935) severely affected the most industrialized region of the Second Polish Republic, the Upper Silesia. A huge decrease in industrial production left 30% of the labour force unemployed and had many adverse social implications. The Catholic Church of the Diocese of Katowice took a number of actions aimed at minimizing these negative social consequences and caring for the poor and needy. To that end, the priests of the local diocese established and reorganized charitable organizations. The most important one that coordinated the charity events was the Association of Charitable Societies “Caritas”. Other organizations that provided aid and assistance on a large scale were the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. All orders and congregations active in the diocese also played a major role in this movement. The ordinaries of the Diocese of Katowice (Bishop Arkadiusz Lisiecki and Bishop Stanisław Adamski) educated the activists working for charitable organizations by enrolling them in courses or organizing special trainings in Katowice.

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