Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Przemyśl

Archdiocese of Przemyśl
Archidioecesis Premisliensis Latinorum
Archidiecezja Przemyska
Location
Country Poland
Statistics
Area 9,750 km2 (3,760 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2013)
784,500
756,000 (96.4%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Bazylika Archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej
Marii Panny i św. Jana Chrzciciela
(Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Adam Szal
Auxiliary Bishops Stanisław Jamrozek
Emeritus Bishops Józef Michalik
Website
Website of the Archdiocese
Archbishop Adam Szal, 2012

The Archdiocese of Przemyśl (Latin: Premisliensis Latinorum) is an archdiocese located in the city of Przemyśl in Poland.

History

  • April 13, 1375: Established as Diocese of Przemyśl
  • March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemyśl

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Bazylika Panny Marii (Bazylika MB Bolesnej oo. Dominikanów), Jarosław
    • Bazylika pw. Ducha Świętego, Przeworsk
    • Bazylika pw. Trójcy Przenajświętszej, Krosno
    • Bazylika pw. Trójcy Przenajświętszej, Leżajsk
    • Bazylika pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Stara Wieś

Leadership

  • Archbishops of Przemyśl (Roman rite)
  • Bishops of Przemyśl (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Ignacy Tokarczuk (1965.12.03 – 1992.03.25)
    • Bishop Franciszek Barda (1933.11.25 – 1964.11.13)
    • Bishop Anatol Nowak (1924.09.30 – 1933.04.05)
    • Bishop Józef Sebastian Pelczar (1900.12.17 – 1924.03.28)
    • Bishop Luca Solecki (1882.03.27 – ?)
    • Bishop Mattia Hirschler (1870.06.27 – 1881)
    • Bishop Adam Jasiński (1860.03.23 – 1862.03.03)
    • Archbishop Francesco Saverio Wierzchleyski (1846.07.27 – 1860.03.23)
    • Bishop Józef Tadeusz Kierski (1768–1783)
    • Bishop Andrzej Mikołaj Stanisław Kostka Młodziejowski (1767.02.02 – ?)
    • Bishop Walenty Franciszek Wężyk (1765–1766)
    • Archbishop Wacław Hieronim Sierakowski (1742.05.25 – 1760.07.21)
    • Bishop Waclaw Hieronim Sierakowski (1741–1760)
    • Bishop Alexander Antoni Pleszowice Fredro (1724–1734)
    • Bishop Krzysztof Andrzej Jan Szembek (1719.03.15 – 1724.09.11)
    • Bishop Jan Kazimierz de Alten Bokum (1701.07.18 – 1719.07.30)
    • Bishop Jan Stanisław Zbąski (1677.10.11 – 1688.12.06)
    • Bishop Piotr Gembicki (1637 – ?)
    • Bishop Andrzej Szołdrski (1635.08.14 – 1636.07.21)
    • Archbishop Jan Wężyk (1619–1627)
    • Archbishop Wojciech Baranowski (1585–1591)

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

Coordinates: 49°46′52″N 22°46′05″E / 49.78111°N 22.76806°E / 49.78111; 22.76806


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