Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Katowice
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Katowice
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Archdiocese of Katowice
Archidioecesis Katovicensis |
| Location |
| Country |
Poland |
| Ecclesiastical province |
Katowice |
| Statistics |
| Area |
2,400 km2 (930 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2004)
1,712,000
1,660,000 (97.0%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Katedra Chrystusa Króla |
| Current leadership |
| Archbishop |
Wiktor Skworc |
| Auxiliary Bishop |
Gerard Bernacki &
Józef Piotr Kupny |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Damian Zimon |
The Archdiocese of Katowice (Latin: Katovicen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Katowice in Poland.
History
On 7 November 1922 the Holy See disentangled the Roman Catholic parishes in the Polish Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship, territorially comprising the East of formerly Austrian Cieszyn Silesia (since 1918) and formerly German East Upper Silesia (since 1922) from the Diocese of Breslau and subordinated them to an Apostolic Administrator on 17 December the same year. On 28 October 1925 Pope Pius XI elevated that apostolic administration to the new diocese of Katowice with Bishop August Hlond, then a suffragan of Kraków, by the papal Bull Vixdum Poloniae Unitas.
- March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Katowice
Special churches
Katedra Chrystusa Króla
(
Cathedral of Christ the King)
- Minor Basilicas
- Bazylika Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny (Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Uśmiechniętej), Pszów
- Bazylika NMP i św. Bartłomieja Apostoła (Sanktuarium Matki Sprawiedliwości i Miłości Społecznej), Piekary Śląskie
- Bazylika św. Antoniego Padewskiego, Rybnik
- Bazylika św. Ludwika Króla i Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Katowice
Leadership
- Bishops of Katowice (Latin Rite)
- August Hlond (1925.12.14 – 1926.06.24)
- Arkadiusz Lisiecki (1926.06.24 – 1930.05.13)
- Stanislaw Adamski (1930.09.02 – 1967.11.12)
- Herbert Bednorz (1967.11.12 – 1983)
- Damian Zimoń (1985.06.03 – 1992.03.25)
- Archbishops of Katowice (Latin Rite)
- Damian Zimoń (1992.03.25-2011.10.29)
- Wiktor Skworc (since 2011.10.29)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Source
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland
- Religious organizations established in 1925
- Katowice
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Poland stubs
- European Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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