Archdiocese of Warsaw
Archdiocese of Archdiocese of Warsaw Archidioecesis Varsaviensis Archidiecezja warszawska | |
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Location | |
Country | Poland |
Ecclesiastical province | Warsaw |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,350 km2 (1,290 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 1550000 1490000 |
Parishes | 212 |
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Established | 1798 |
Cathedral | St. John's Archcathedral, Warsaw |
Patron saint | St. John the Baptist |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz |
Auxiliary Bishops | Piotr Jarecki, Michał Janocha, Rafał Markowski |
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The Archdiocese of Warsaw (Latin: Archidioecesis Varsaviensis) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Warsaw, Poland. It was established in 1798.
History
[change | change source]The Archdiocese of Warsaw was established on October 16, 1798. It has been an important center for the Polish Catholic Church.[1][2]
Geography
[change | change source]The archdiocese covers an area of 3,350 square kilometers. It includes 212 parishes and serves a population of 1,550,000 people, of whom about 1,490,000 are Catholics.[3]
Administration
[change | change source]The current archbishop is Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz, serving since 2007. The auxiliary bishops are Piotr Jarecki, Michał Janocha, and Rafał Markowski.[4]
Major Church
[change | change source]The main church is St. John's Archcathedral in Warsaw. It is one of the most important places of Polish culture and national tradition. The Constitution of May 3 was sworn in this church. Nowadays, important state ceremonies take place there.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Historia". archwwa.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ↑ "Historia archidiecezji warszawskiej". Instytut Gość Media. 2011-03-29. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ↑ "Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae in Polonia" (PDF). 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Księża biskupi". archwwa.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-07-27.