Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cracoviensis Archidiecezja Krakowska
Kraków Cathedral
Location
Country	Poland
Coordinates	50°03′35″N 19°56′05″E / 50.05972°N 19.93472°E / 50.05972; 19.93472
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 (Wawel Cathedral of Sts. Stanislaus and Vaclav)
Patron saint	St. Stanislaus St. John Paul II
Current leadership
Pope	Pope Francis
Archbishop	Marek Jędraszewski[1]
Metropolitan Archbishop	Marek Jędraszewski[2]
Auxiliary Bishops	Damian Muskus Janusz Mastalski Robert Chrząszcz
Bishops emeritus	Stanisław Dziwisz (Cardinal, Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus) Jan Zając (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus) Jan Szkodoń (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus)

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 Roman Catholic bishops of Kraków

Suffragan dioceses

• Bielsko–Żywiec
• Kielce
• Tarnów

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland
• The Lesser Polish Way

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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