Roman Catholic Diocese of Warszawa-Praga

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Diocese of Warszawa-Praga
Dioecesis Varsaviensis-Pragensis
Location
Country Poland
Metropolitan Warszawa
Statistics
Area 3,300 km2 (1,300 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,135,000
1,092,000 (96.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Bazylika Katedralna św. Michała Archanioła
i św. Floriana Męczennika
(Cathedral Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel
and St. Florian
)
Co-cathedral Konkatedra Matki Boskiej Zwycięskiej
(Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Henryk Hoser
Auxiliary Bishop Marek Solarczyk

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Warszawa-Praga (Latin: Varsavien(sis) – Pragen(sis)) is an diocese located in the east part of Warsaw (Praga) in the Ecclesiastical province of Warszawa in Poland.

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History [edit]

  • March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Warszawa – Praga from the Diocese of Płock and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa
  • May 24, 2008: Archbishop Henryk Hoser S.A.C., adjunct secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and president of the Pontifical Missionary Works, was appointed as bishop of Warszawa-Praga (area 3,300, population 1,113,000, Catholics 1,088,000, priests 650, religious 1,623), Poland. He conserves his personal title of archbishop.

Special churches [edit]

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Jezusowego in Praga (Sacred Heart)

Leadership [edit]

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