Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków

*Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cracoviensis*

*Archidiecezja Krakowska*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków; Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cracoviensis; Archidiecezja Krakowska
	Kraków Cathedral
Location
Country	Poland
Coordinates	50°03′35″N 19°56′05″E / 50.05972°N 19.93472°E
Statistics
Area	5,730 km2 (2,210 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2021); 1,627,236; 1,575,724 (96.8%)
Parishes	448
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Katedra Wawelska ; (Wawel Cathedral of Sts. Stanislaus and Vaclav)
Patron saint	St. Stanislaus; St. John Paul II
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Marek Jędraszewski
Metropolitan Archbishop	Marek Jędraszewski
Auxiliary Bishops	Damian Muskus; Janusz Mastalski; Robert Chrząszcz
Bishops emeritus	Stanisław Dziwisz (Cardinal, Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus); Jan Zając (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus); Jan Szkodoń (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus)

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cracovien(sis), Polish: Archidiecezja Krakowska) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Kraków in Poland. As of 2013 weekly mass attendance was 51.3% of the population (fourth highest in Poland after the dioceses of: Tarnów-69.0%, Rzeszów-64.1% and Przemyśl-58.8%).

History

1000: Established as Diocese of Kraków from the Diocese of Poznań
October 28, 1925: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków

Special churches

Wawel Bazylika

Minor Basilicas:
- Basilica of the Body and Blood of Christ, Kazimierz
- Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa, Kraków
- Bazylika Nawiedzenia NMP, Kraków
- Bazylika Ofiarowania Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Wadowice
- Bazylika św. Floriana, Kraków (Kleparz)
- Bazylika św. Franciszka z Asyżu OO. Franciszkanów, Kraków
- Bazylika Trójcy Świętej OO. Dominikanów, Kraków
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Bazylika Mariacka), Kraków
- Sanktuarium Pasyjno - Maryjne, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Minor & International Shrine:
- Bazylika Bożego Miłosierdzia, Kraków-Łagiewniki

Leadership

List of Roman Catholic bishops of Kraków

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

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