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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gniezno

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Auxiliary Bishops
  
Krzysztof Wętkowski

Country
  
Poland

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Wojciech Polak

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
8,122 km²

Auxiliary bishop
  
Krzysztof Wętkowski

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2013) 664,608 656,716 (98.8%)

Cathedral
  
Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny i św. Wojciecha (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Emeritus bishops
  
Józef Kowalczyk, Henryk Muszyński, Szczepan Wesoły, Bogdan Wojtuś

The Archdiocese of Gniezno (Latin: Gnesnen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Gniezno in Poland.

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History

  • 1000: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno with suffragan dioceses in Kraków, Wrocław and Kołobrzeg
  • 16 July 1821: Joined in personal union aeque principaliter with Archdiocese of Poznań
  • 12 November 1948: Dissolution of union between the archdioceses of Poznań and Gniezno, and establishment of personal union in persona episcopi between the archdioceses of Warsaw and Gniezno.
  • 25 March 1992: Dissolution of union between the archdioceses of Gniezno and Warsaw.

    • Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
  • Bazylika św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła, Kruszwica
  • Bazylika Św. Wincentego a Paulo, Bydgoszcz
  • Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Trzemeszno

    • Leadership

  • List of archbishops of Gniezno and primates of Poland

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Bydgoszcz, since 2004
  • Włocławek, since 1000, interrupted 1818–1925 (then suffragan of Warsaw)

    • Former suffragans

  • Chełmno (Culm), 1821–1992, de facto already joining Gniezno councils since 1566
  • Gdańsk, 1972–1992
  • Kołobrzeg, 1000–1007
  • Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, 1972–1992
  • Kraków (Cracow), 1000–1807
  • Lubusz (Lebus), 1134–1424
  • Lutsk, 16th century–1798
  • Płock, 1075–1818
  • Poznań, 1075–1821, then united with Gniezno until 1946
  • Samogitia, 1427–1798
  • Smolensk, 1636–1783
  • Szczecin-Kamień, 1972–1992
  • Vilnius (Wilno), 1388–1798
  • Wenden (Inflanty as of 1684), 1621–1798
  • Wrocław (Breslau), 1000–1821

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gniezno Wikipedia
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