Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gniezno
Archdiocese of Gniezno Archidioecesis Gnesnensis Archidiecezja Gnieźnieńska | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,122 km2 (3,136 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 678,847 673,559 (99.2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny i św. Wojciecha (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Wojciech Polak |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Krzysztof Wętkowski |
| Bishops emeritus | Józef Kowalczyk Henryk Muszyński Szczepan Wesoły Bogdan Józef Wojtuś |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Archdiocese of Gniezno (Latin: Gnesnen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Gniezno in Poland.[1][2]
History
- 1000: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno with suffragan dioceses in Kraków, Wrocław and Kołobrzeg
- 16 July 1821: Joined in personal union aeque principaliter with Archdiocese of Poznań
- 12 November 1948: Dissolution of union between the archdioceses of Poznań and Gniezno, and establishment of personal union in persona episcopi between the archdioceses of Warsaw and Gniezno.
- 25 March 1992: Dissolution of union between the archdioceses of Gniezno and Warsaw.
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Bazylika św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła, Kruszwica
- Bazylika Św. Wincentego a Paulo, Bydgoszcz
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Trzemeszno
Leadership
Suffragan dioceses
Former suffragans
- Chełmno (Culm), 1821–1992, de facto already joining Gniezno councils since 1566
- Gdańsk, 1972–1992
- Kołobrzeg, 1000–1007
- Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, 1972–1992
- Kraków (Cracow), 1000–1807
- Lubusz (Lebus), 1134–1424
- Lutsk, 16th century–1798
- Płock, 1075–1818
- Poznań, 1075–1821, then united with Gniezno until 1946
- Samogitia, 1427–1798
- Smolensk, 1636–1783
- Szczecin-Kamień, 1972–1992
- Vilnius (Wilno), 1388–1798
- Wenden (Inflanty as of 1684), 1621–1798
- Wrocław (Breslau), 1000–1821
See also
References
- ^ "Archdiocese of Gniezno" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 27, 2016
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 27, 2016
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| Province of Białystok | |
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| Province of Częstochowa | |
| Province of Gdańsk | |
| Province of Gniezno | |
| Province of Katowice | |
| Province of Kraków | |
| Province of Łódź | |
| Province of Lublin | |
| Province of Poznań | |
| Province of Przemyśl | |
| Province of Szczecin-Kamień | |
| Province of Warmia | |
| Province of Warszawa | |
| Province of Wrocław | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions |
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| Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church | |
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