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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Szczecin Kamień

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Auxiliary Bishops
  
Henryk Wejman

Country
  
Poland

Cathedral
  
Szczecin Cathedral

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
12,754 km²

Auxiliary bishop
  
Henryk Wejman

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Andrzej Dzięga

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 1,065,920 1,000,000 (93.8%)

Co-cathedral
  
Co-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Kamień Pomorski

Emeritus bishops
  
Jan Gałecki, Marian Błażej Kruszyłowicz

The Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień (Latin: Sedinen(sis) – Caminen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the cities of Szczecin and Kamień Pomorski in Poland. With 24,3% of its population attending church services weekly or more in 2013 it is the least devoutly religious diocese in Poland.

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History

  • June 28, 1972: Created as Diocese of Szczecin – Kamień from the Diocese of Berlin in Germany
  • March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin – Kamień

    • Leadership

  • Archbishop Jerzy Stroba (28 Jun 1972 Appointed - 21 Sep 1978 Appointed, Archbishop of Poznań)
  • Archbishop Kazimierz Jan Majdański (1 Mar 1979 Appointed - 25 Mar 1992 Retired)
  • Archbishop Marian Przykucki (25 Mar 1992 Appointed - 1 May 1999 Retired)
  • Archbishop Zygmunt Kamiński (1 May 1999 Appointed - 21 Feb 2009 Retired)
  • Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga (21 Feb 2009 Appointed - )

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Koszalin-Kołobrzeg
  • Zielona Góra-Gorzów

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień Wikipedia
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