Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poznań
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The Archdiocese of Poznań (Latin: Archidioecesis Posnaniensis) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church. It is one of 14 archdioceses located in Poland, with the seat located in Poznań.
Archdiocese of Poznań Archidioecesis Posnaniensis Archidiecezja Poznańska | |
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Location | |
Country | Poland |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,700 km2 (3,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 1,497,000 1,477,000 (98.7%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Bazylika Katedralna pw. św. Piotra i Pawła |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Stanisław Gądecki |
Auxiliary Bishops | Grzegorz Balcerek Jan Glapiak |
Bishops emeritus | Zdzisław Fortuniak |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
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History
edit- 968: Established as Missionary Diocese of Poland with seat in Poznań subordinated directly to the Holy See
- 1000: Transformed to Diocese of Poznań subordinated directly to the Holy See
- 11th–12th century: Subordination of Diocese of Poznań to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno as suffragan diocese
- 16 July 1821: Raised to status of Metropolitan Archdiocese and joined with Archdiocese of Gniezno in personal union in aeque principaliter.
- 12 November 1948: dissolution of union between Archdioceses of Poznań and Gniezno as Primate of Poland Cardinal August Hlond appointed ordinary of the Archdioceses of Warsaw and Gniezno.
Special churches
editSuffragan dioceses
editSeminaries
edit- Archbishop's Theological Seminary
- Society of Christ Major Seminary
See also
editSources
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