Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków
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Roman Catholic diocese based in Kraków, Poland
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cracoviensis Archidiecezja Metropolita Krakowska | |
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| Kraków Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Coordinates | 50°03′35′′N 19°56′05′′E / 50.05972°N 19.93472°E / 50.05972; 19.93472 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,730 km2 (2,210 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,627,236 1,575,724 (96.8%) |
| Parishes | 448 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Katedra Wawelska (Wawel Cathedral of Sts. Stanislaus and Vaclav) |
| Patron saint | St. Stanislaus St. John Paul II |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Marek Jędraszewski [1] |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Marek Jędraszewski [2] |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Damian Muskus Janusz Mastalski Robert Chrząszcz |
| Bishops emeritus | Stanisław 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 Metropolita 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
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- 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
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