Archdiocese of Kraków
| Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cracoviensis Archidiecezja Krakowska | |
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Wawel Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Coordinates | 50°03′35″N 19°56′05″E / 50.05972°N 19.93472°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,730 km2 (2,210 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2021) 1,627,236 1,575,724 (96.8%) |
| Parishes | 448 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Katedra Wawelska |
| Patron saint | St. Stanislaus St. John Paul II |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Grzegorz Wojciech Ryś |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Damian Muskus Janusz Mastalski Robert Chrząszcz |
| Bishops emeritus | Marek Jędraszewski Stanisław Dziwisz Jan Zając |
Archdiocese of Kraków — The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cracovien(sis), Polish: Archidiecezja Krakowska) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church 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 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
- Sanktuarium Pasyjno - Maryjne, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
- Minor & International Shrine
- Bazylika Bożego Miłosierdzia, Kraków-Łagiewniki
Leadership
- List of bishops of Kraków
Suffragan dioceses
- Bielsko–Żywiec
- Kielce
- Tarnów
See also
- Catholic Church in Poland
- The Lesser Polish Way
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[1]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical province of Kraków