Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków

Coordinates: 50°03′35″N 19°56′05″E / 50.05972°N 19.93472°E / 50.05972; 19.93472
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cracoviensis

Archidiecezja Krakowska
Kraków Cathedral
Location
Country Poland
Coordinates50°03′35″N 19°56′05″E / 50.05972°N 19.93472°E / 50.05972; 19.93472
Statistics
Area5,730 km2 (2,210 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
1,615,723
1,567,271 (97.0%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralKatedra Wawelska
(Wawel Cathedral of Sts. Stanislaus and Vaclav)
Patron saintSt. Stanislaus
St. John Paul II
Current leadership
PopePope Francis
ArchbishopMarek Jędraszewski[1]
Metropolitan ArchbishopMarek Jędraszewski[2]
Auxiliary BishopsDamian Muskus
Janusz Mastalski
Robert Chrząszcz
Bishops emeritusStanisław Dziwisz (Cardinal, Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus)
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[edit]

  • 1000: Established as Diocese of Kraków from the Diocese of Poznań
  • October 28, 1925: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków

Special churches[edit]

Wawel Bazylika
  • 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:

Leadership[edit]

Suffragan dioceses[edit]

See also[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ "Other Pontifical Acts".
  2. ^ "Other Pontifical Acts".