Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Przemyśl

Archdiocese of Przemyśl Archidioecesis Premisliensis Latinorum Archidiecezja Przemyska
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St John the Baptist in Przemyśl
Location
Country	Poland
Statistics
Area	9,750 km2 (3,760 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 784,500 756,000 (96.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Bazylika Archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny i św. Jana Chrzciciela (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Adam Szal
Auxiliary Bishops	Stanislaw Jamrozek Krzysztof Chudzio
Bishops emeritus	Józef Michalik
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

Archbishop Adam Szal, 2012

The Archdiocese of Przemyśl (Latin: Premisliensis Latinorum) is an archdiocese located in the city of Przemyśl in Poland.

History

• April 13, 1375: Established as Diocese of Przemyśl
• March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemyśl

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Bazylika Panny Marii (Bazylika MB Bolesnej oo. Dominikanów), Jarosław
  • Bazylika pw. Ducha Świętego, Przeworsk
  • Bazylika pw. Trójcy Przenajświętszej, Krosno
  • Bazylika pw. Trójcy Przenajświętszej, Leżajsk
  • Bazylika pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Stara Wieś

Leadership

• Archbishops of Przemyśl (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Adam Szal (since 2016.05.21)
  • Archbishop Józef Michalik (1993.04.17 – 2016.04.30)
  • Archbishop Ignacy Tokarczuk (1992.03.25 – 1993.04.17)
• Bishops of Przemyśl (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Ignacy Tokarczuk (1965.12.03 – 1992.03.25)
  • Bishop Franciszek Barda (1933.11.25 – 1964.11.13)
  • Bishop Anatol Nowak (1924.09.30 – 1933.04.05)
  • Bishop Józef Sebastian Pelczar (1900.12.17 – 1924.03.28)
  • Bishop Luca Solecki (1882.03.27 – ?)
  • Bishop Mattia Hirschler (1870.06.27 – 1881)
  • Bishop Adam Jasiński (1860.03.23 – 1862.03.03)
  • Archbishop Francesco Saverio Wierzchleyski (1846.07.27 – 1860.03.23)
  • Bishop Józef Tadeusz Kierski (1768–1783)
  • Bishop Andrzej Mikołaj Stanisław Kostka Młodziejowski (1767.02.02 – ?)
  • Bishop Walenty Franciszek Wężyk (1765–1766)
  • Archbishop Wacław Hieronim Sierakowski (1742.05.25 – 1760.07.21)
  • Bishop Waclaw Hieronim Sierakowski (1741–1760)
  • Bishop Alexander Antoni Pleszowice Fredro (1724–1734)
  • Bishop Krzysztof Andrzej Jan Szembek (1719.03.15 – 1724.09.11)
  • Bishop Jan Kazimierz de Alten Bokum (1701.07.18 – 1719.07.30)
  • Bishop Jan Stanisław Zbąski (1677.10.11 – 1688.12.06)
  • Bishop Piotr Gembicki (1637 – ?)
  • Bishop Andrzej Szołdrski (1635.08.14 – 1636.07.21)
  • Archbishop Jan Wężyk (1619–1627)
  • Archbishop Wojciech Baranowski (1585–1591)

Suffragan dioceses

• Rzeszów
• Zamość-Lubaczów

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website