Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Łódź
Archdiocese of Łódź Archidioecesis Lodziensis Archidiecezja łódzka | |
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Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus Kostka in Łódź | |
Location | |
Country | Poland |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 1,490,000 1,410,000 (94.6%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established |
10 December 1920 (As Diocese of Łódź) 25 March 1992 (As Archdiocese of Łódź) |
Cathedral |
Bazylika Archikatedralna pw. Świętego Stanisława Kostki (Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus Kostka) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Grzegorz Ryś |
Suffragans | Diocese of Łowicz |
Auxiliary Bishops |
Ireneusz Józef Pękalski Marek Marczak |
Vicar General | Ireneusz Pękalski |
Emeritus Bishops |
Władysław Ziółek Adam Lepa |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Archdiocese of Łódź (Latin: Lodzien(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Łódź in Poland. The archdiocese covers the central area of Łódź Voivodeship. As of 2016 weekly mass attendance was 23.4% of the archdiocese's Catholic population, making it the second least devout diocese in Poland after the Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień (22.7%).[1]
History
- December 10, 1920: Established as Diocese of Łódź
- March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Łódź
Leadership
- Bishops of Łódź (Roman rite)
- Bishop Vincenzo Tymieniecki (1921.04.11 – 1934.08.10)
- Archbishop Włodzimierz Bronisław Jasiński (1934.11.30 – 1946.12.12)
- Bishop Michał Klepacz (1946.12.20 – 1967.01.29)
- Bishop Józef Rozwadowski (1968.10.29 – 1986.01.24)
- Bishop Władysław Ziółek (1986.01.24 – 1992.03.25)
- Archbishops of Łódź
- Archbishop Władysław Ziółek (1992.03.25 – 2012.07.11)
- Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski (2012.07.11 – 2017.01.27)
- Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś (since 2017.09.14)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Sources
References
- ↑ Sadłoń, Wojciech, ed. (2018). Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae in Polonia AD 2018 (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Statystyki Kościoła Katolickiego. p. 34.
Coordinates: 51°44′56″N 19°27′35″E / 51.748819°N 19.459608°E
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