Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków
50°03′34.3″N 19°56′7.6″E / 50.059528°N 19.935444°E
Archdiocese of Kraków Archidioecesis Cracoviensis Archidiecezja krakowska | |
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 Kraków Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Metropolitan | Kraków |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,730 km2 (2,210 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 1,589,0001,551,000 ( 97.6%) |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Katedra Wawelska (Wawel Cathedral of Sts. Stanislaus and Vaclav) |
| Patron saint | St. Stanislaus St. John Paul II |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Marek Jędraszewski |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Jan Szkodoń, Grzegorz Ryś, Damian Andrzej Muskus |
| Bishops emeritus | Stanisław Dziwisz (Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus) Jan Zając (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus) |
The Archdiocese of Kraków (Template:Lang-la, Template:Lang-pl) is an archdiocese located in the city of Kraków in Poland. As of 2013 weekly mass attendance was 51.3% of the population (fourth highest in Poland after the dioceses of: Tarnów-69.0%, Rzeszów-64.1% and Przemyśl-58.8%).
History
- 1000: Established as Diocese of Kraków from the Diocese of Poznań
- October 28, 1925: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basilica of the Body and Blood of Christ, Kazimierz
- Bazylika Mniejsza św. Andrzeja Apostoła, Olkusz
- Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa, Kraków
- Bazylika Nawiedzenia NMP, Kraków
- Bazylika Ofiarowania Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Wadowice
- Bazylika św. Floriana, Kraków (Kleparz)
- Bazylika św. Franciszka z Asyżu OO. Franciszkanów, Kraków
- Bazylika Trójcy Świętej OO. Dominikanów, Kraków
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Bazylika Mariacka), Kraków
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny Królowej Polski, Kraków
- Sanktuarium Pasyjno - Maryjne, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
- Minor & International Shrine:
- Bazylika Bożego Miłosierdzia, Kraków-Łagiewniki
Leadership
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Sources
| 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 | |
| See also | |
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