Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moscow

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Rite Latin Rite Area 2.629 million km² Bishop Paolo Pezzi		Pope Pope Francis Country Russia

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2013) 58,800,000 200,000 (0.3%) Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

The Archdiocese of Moscow, also known as Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow (Latin: Moscovien(sis) Matris Dei, Russian: Архиепархия Матери Божией в Москве) is a Latin Rite archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Moscow, in Russia.

History

13 April 1991: Established as Apostolic Administration of European Russia from the Archdiocese of Mogilev and the Diocese of Tiraspol

23 November 1999: Territory ceded to the new Apostolic Administration of Southern European Russia, centred in Saratov; remaining territory renamed Apostolic Administration of Northern European Russia

11 February 2002: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow