Roman Catholic Diocese of Warszawa-Praga

Diocese of Warszawa-Praga
Dioecesis Varsaviensis-Pragensis
Diecezja Warszawsko-Praska
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

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 / 52.251667; 21.030556


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