Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Warsaw
| Archiocese of Warsaw Archidioecesis Varsaviensis |
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St. John's Cathedral after the post-war reconstruction |
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| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,350 km2 (1,290 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,533,000 1,438,200 (93.8%) |
| Parishes | 210 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite (or Roman Rite) |
| Cathedral | St. John's Cathedral, Warsaw |
| Secular priests | 674 |
| Current leadership | |
| Archbishop | Kazimierz Nycz |
The Archdiocese of Warsaw is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory or diocese in Poland encompassing the Polish capital. It was erected on October 16, 1798. It was elevated to an Archdiocese on June 30, 1813.
A Metropolitan See, its suffragan dioceses are the Roman Catholic Diocese of Płock and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Warszawa-Praga.
[edit] Archbishop of Warsaw
The current Archbishop, Kazimierz Nycz, formerly Bishop of Koszalin-Kolobrzeg, Poland, was named on 3 March 2007. Following the abrupt resignation of Archbishop Stanisław Wielgus in January, Józef Cardinal Glemp had been named its Apostolic Administrator.
Also see List of bishops and archbishops of Warsaw
[edit] References
- "Archdiocese of Warszawa {Warsaw}". Catholic-Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dwars.html.
- "Warsaw". Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15555a.htm.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
[edit] External links
- "The English Speaking Community of the Archdiocese of Warsaw". http://www.catholic.li.pl.
- "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa". http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/wars0.htm.
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