Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków
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Coordinates: 50°03′34.3″N 19°56′7.6″E / 50.059528°N 19.935444°E
Archdiocese of Kraków
Archidioecesis Cracoviensis
Archidiecezja krakowskaLocation Country Poland Metropolitan Kraków Statistics Area 5,730 km2 (2,210 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
1,618,593
1,566,555 (96.8%)Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Katedra Wawelska
(Wawel Cathedral of Sts. Stanislaus and Vaclav)Current leadership Bishop Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz Auxiliary Bishop Jan Szkodon, Jan Zajac, Grzegorz Ryś, Damian Andrzej Muskus [1] Emeritus Bishops Franciszek Macharski The Archdiocese of Kraków (Latin: Cracovien(sis), Polish: Archidiecezja krakowska) is an archdiocese located in the city of Kraków in Poland.
Contents
History
- 1000: Established as Diocese of Kraków from the Diocese of Poznań
- October 28, 1925: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków
Special churches
Wawel Bazylika
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basilica of the Body and Blood of Christ, Kazimierz
- Bazylika Mniejsz św. Andrzeja Apostoła, Olkusz
- Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa, Kraków
- Bazylika Nawiedzenia NMP, Kraków
- Bazylika Ofiarowania Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Wadowice
- Bazylika św. Floriana, Kraków (Kleparz)
- Bazylika św. Franciszka z Asyżu OO. Franciszkanów, Kraków
- Bazylika Trójcy Świętej OO. Dominikanów, Kraków
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Bazylika Mariacka), Kraków
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny Królowej Polski, Kraków
- Sanktuarium Pasyjno - Maryjne, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
- Minor & International Shrine:
- Bazylika Bożego Miłosierdzia, Kraków-Łagiewniki
Leadership
Suffragan dioceses
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Poland
- The Lesser Polish Way
Source
- ^ http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/27819.php?index=27819&po_date=16.07.2011&lang=en
Categories:- Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland
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