Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków: Coordinates: 50°03′34.3″N 19°56′7.6″E / 50.059528°N 19.935444°E / 50.059528; 19.935444

Archdiocese of Kraków
Archidioecesis Cracoviensis
Archidiecezja krakowska

Location

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

1 History

2 Special churches

3 Leadership

4 Suffragan dioceses

5 See also

6 Source

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

List of Roman Catholic bishops of Kraków

Suffragan dioceses

Bielsko–Żywiec

Kielce

Tarnów

See also

Roman Catholicism in Poland

The Lesser Polish Way

Source

Giga-Catholic Information

Catholic Hierarchy

Diocese website

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Archdiocese of Kraków Archidioecesis Cracoviensis Archidiecezja krakowska
Location
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

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