Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków
Roman Catholic diocese based in Kraków, Poland
50°03′35″N 19°56′05″E / 50.05972°N 19.93472°E / 50.05972; 19.93472- Total
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1,627,236
1,575,724 (96.8%)
(Wawel Cathedral of Sts. Stanislaus and Vaclav)
St. John Paul II
Janusz Mastalski
Robert Chrząszcz
Jan Zając (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus)
Jan Szkodoń (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus)
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cracovien(sis), Polish: Archidiecezja Krakowska) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Kraków in Poland. As of 2013 weekly mass attendance was 51.3% of the population (fourth highest in Poland after the dioceses of: Tarnów-69.0%, Rzeszów-64.1% and Przemyśl-58.8%).
History
- 1000: Established as Diocese of Kraków from the Diocese of Poznań
- October 28, 1925: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basilica of the Body and Blood of Christ, Kazimierz
- 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
- Sanktuarium Pasyjno - Maryjne, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
- Minor & International Shrine:
- Bazylika Bożego Miłosierdzia, Kraków-Łagiewniki
Leadership
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website
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- Archdiocese of Kraków
- Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec
- Diocese of Kielce
- Diocese of Tarnów
- Military Ordinariate of Poland
- Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Poland (all non-Latin Catholic rites, except Ukrainians)
- Catholicism portal
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