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Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Poland (Polish Ordynariat dla wiernych obrządku wschodniego) is the Ordinariate for Eastern Catholic faithful (an Eastern Catholic jurisdiction within a country's Latin Church hierarchy) for the members of Eastern Catholic particular churches sui iuris in Poland without their own jurisdiction. Currently it serves only Armenian Catholics in 3 parishes.
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Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Poland | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2013) 670 |
| Parishes | 3 |
| Information | |
| Established | 18 September 1981 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Kazimierz Nycz |
In September 18, 1981, it was established as the Ordinariate of Poland for Byzantine Rite and Armenian Catholics by Pope John Paul II. The ordinariate was separate from the Archdiocese of Warszawa but vested in that see.[citation needed]
On 16 January 1991, following the erection of two Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchies, the ordinariate assumed its current name and limited its jurisdiction.[citation needed]
As of 2007[update], 147 faithful of the Catholic Church of the Byzantine Catholics who belonged to a parish of Kostomłoty were entrusted to the pastoral care of the Latin Bishop of Siedlce.[1]
Since Archbishop Nycz's decree on 1 December 2009, the ordinariate maintained jurisdiction over three churches, all for Armenian Catholics.[2]
The ordinariate is exempt, directly dependent on the Holy See (not part of any ecclesiastical province and the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches). It is headquartered in Warsaw (the primatial see and its ordinary is the Latin hierarch of the Archdiocese of Warsaw.[citation needed]
As of 2024, there are three parishes in the Ordinariate:
As per 2014, its pastorally served 670 Eastern Catholics in 3 parishes and 2 missions with 4 diocesan priests.[4]
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