Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków

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Archdiocese of Kraków
Archidioecesis Cracoviensis
Statistics
Country: Poland
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 5,730 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
1,618,593 (2004)
1,566,555 (96.8%)
Cathedral: Katedra Wawelska
(Wawel Cathedral of Sts. Stanislaus and Vaclav)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz
Auxiliary Bishop: Józef Guzdek, Jan Szkodon & Jan Zajac

The Archdiocese of Kraków (Latin: Cracovien(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Kraków in Poland.

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[edit] History

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

[edit] Special Churches

Bazylika Ofiarowania Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Wadowice
  • Minor Basillicas:
    • 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:

[edit] Leadership

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

[edit] See also

[edit] Source

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