Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poznań

Archdiocese of Poznań Archidioecesis Posnaniensis Archidiecezja Poznańska
Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Poznań
Location
Country	Poland
Statistics
Area	9,700 km2 (3,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 1,500,000 1,480,000 (98.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Bazylika Katedralna pw. św. Piotra i Pawła
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Stanisław Gądecki
Auxiliary Bishops	Grzegorz Balcerek Damian Bryl Szymon Stułkowski
Bishops emeritus	Zdzisław Fortuniak
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Archdiocese of Poznań (Latin: Posnanien(sis)) is one of 14 archdioceses located in Poland, with the seat located in Poznań.

History

• 968: Established as Missionary Diocese of Poland with seat in Poznań subordinated directly to the Holy See
• 1000: Transformed to Diocese of Poznań subordinated directly to the Holy See
• 11th–12th century: Subordination of Diocese of Poznań to Metropolitan Archdioecese of Gniezno as suffragan diocese
• 16 July 1821: Raised to status of Metropolitan Archdiocese and joined with Archdiocese of Gniezno in personal union in aeque principaliter.
• 12 November 1948: dissolution of union between Archdioceses of Poznań and Gniezno

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Poznań
  • Bazylika Niepokalanego Poczęcia NMP kk. Filipinów, Gostyń (Święta Góra)

Suffragan dioceses

• Kalisz

Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki

See also

• Bishops of Poznań
• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website