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Roman Catholic diocese based in Kraków, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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%).
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cracoviensis Archidiecezja Krakowska | |
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Location | |
Country | Poland |
Coordinates | 50°03′35″N 19°56′05″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 (Wawel Cathedral of Sts. Stanislaus and Vaclav) |
Patron saint | St. Stanislaus St. John Paul II |
Current leadership | |
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) |