Roman Catholic Diocese of Warszawa-Praga
Diocese of Warszawa-Praga Dioecesis Varsaviensis-Pragensis Diecezja Warszawsko-Praska | |
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Location | |
Country | Poland |
Metropolitan | Warszawa |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,300 km2 (1,300 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 1,326,000 1,047,250 (79.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral |
Bazylika Katedralna św. Michała Archanioła i św. Floriana Męczennika (Cathedral Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian) |
Co-cathedral |
Konkatedra Matki Boskiej Zwycięskiej (Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Romuald Kamiński |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz |
Auxiliary Bishops | Marek Solarczyk |
Emeritus Bishops | Kazimierz Romaniuk, Henryk Hoser |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Warszawa-Praga (Latin: Varsavien(sis) – Pragen(sis)) is a diocese located in the east part of Warsaw (Praga) in the Ecclesiastical province of Warszawa in Poland.
According to the church statistics about 31,4% attended a church at least once a week and about 14,6% took communion regularly (once a week or more often) in 2013.
History
- March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Warszawa – Praga from the Diocese of Płock and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa
- May 24, 2008: Archbishop Henryk Hoser S.A.C., adjunct secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and president of the Pontifical Mission Societies, was appointed as bishop of Warszawa-Praga (area 3,300, population 1,113,000, Catholics 1,088,000, priests 650, religious 1,623), Poland. He conserves his personal title of archbishop.
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Jezusowego in Praga (Sacred Heart)
- Bazylika Trójcy Przenajświętszej in Kobyłka (Holy Trinity)
- Bazylika Katedralna św. Michała Archanioła
i św. Floriana Męczennika
(Cathedral Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel
and St. Florian)
Leadership
- Bishops of Warszawa-Praga (Roman rite)
- Bishop Kazimierz Romaniuk (1992–2004)
- Archbishop Sławoj Leszek Głódź (2004–2008)
- Archbishop Henryk Hoser (2008-2017)
- Bishop Romuald Kamiński (since 2017)
Sex Abuse Reports
On September 27, 2018, Bishop Romuald Kamiński apologized for the history of sex abuse of minors in the Diocese.[1][2] He also stated that work on a document addressing the Polish Catholic Church on the abuse of minors and suggesting ways to prevent it was completed.[1][2] Archbishop Wojciech Polak, who serves as the Primate of Poland, also stated this document would also contain data on the sexual abuse committed by Catholic clergy in Poland.[1][2] The document would be released later in the year.[1][2]
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Coordinates: 52°15′06″N 21°01′50″E / 52.251667°N 21.030556°E