Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków

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Metropolitan Kraków Rite Roman Rite Area 5,730 km² Phone +48 12 628 81 00		Sui iuris church Latin Church Metropolitan Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski Cathedral Wawel Cathedral Country Poland

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2013)1,589,0001,551,000 (97.6%) Patron saint St. StanislausSt. John Paul II Address Franciszkańska 3, 31-000 Kraków, Poland Similar Klasztor i Bazylika Franciszk, St Mary's Basilica, Church Of St Anne, Church of St Giles, St Andrew's Church

The Archdiocese of Kraków (Latin: Cracovien(sis), Polish: Archidiecezja krakowska) is an archdiocese 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 Mniejsza św. Andrzeja Apostoła, Olkusz

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

Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny Królowej Polski, 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

References

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków Wikipedia

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History

Special churches

Leadership

Suffragan dioceses

References