Archdiocese of Poznań

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Archdiocese of Poznań

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Posnaniensis

Archidiecezja Metropolita Poznańska
Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Poznań
Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Poznań
Coat of arms
Location
CountryPoland
Statistics
Area9,700 km2 (3,700 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2019)
  • 1,497,000
  • 1,477,000 (98.7%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralBazylika Katedralna pw. św. Piotra i Pawła
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Metropolitan ArchbishopZbigniew Zieliński
Auxiliary BishopsGrzegorz Balcerek
Jan Glapiak
Bishops emeritusZdzisław Fortuniak
Stanisław Gądecki
Website
Website of the Archdiocese
Map of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poznań

The Archdiocese of Poznań (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Posnaniensis, Polish: Archidiecezja Metropolita Poznańska) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church. It is one of 14 archdioceses located in Poland, with the seat located in Poznań.

History

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  • 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

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Suffragan dioceses

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Seminaries

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Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki

See also

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Sources

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