Archdiocese of Gdańsk

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Archdiocese of Gdańsk
Archidioecesis Gedanensis
Statistics
Country: Poland
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 2,500 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
982,337 (2006)
917,724 (93.4%)
Cathedral: Bazylika Katedralna Świętej Trójcy
(Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny)
(Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Co-cathedral: Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny
(Mariacka)
(Co-Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Mariacka) (Co-Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Mariacka)
(Co-Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Slawoj Leszek Glodz
Auxiliary Bishop: Ryszard Kasyna

The Archdiocese of Gdańsk {Latin: Gedanen(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the city of Gdańsk in Poland.

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[edit] History

[edit] Special Churches

  • Cathedral, Minor Basilica:
    • Bazylika Katedralna Świętej Trójcy (Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny)
      (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Gdańsk Oliwa
  • Co-Cathedral, Minor Basilica:
  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Bazylika dominikanów św. Mikołaja (sanktuarium Matki Bożej Zwycięskiej)
      (St. Nicholas Basillica), Gdańsk
    • Bazylika Św. Brygidy
      (St. Brigid Basillica), Gdańsk

[edit] Leadership

  • Archbishops of Gdańsk (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Slawoj Leszek Glodz (April 17, 2008 - present)
    • Archbishop Tadeusz Gocłowski, C.M. (March 25, 1992 - April 17, 2008)
  • Bishops of Gdańsk (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Tadeusz Gocłowski, C.M. (76)(1984.12.31 – 1992.03.25)
    • Bishop Lech Kaczmarek (1971.12.01 – 1984.07.31)
    • Bishop Edmund Nowicki (1964.03.07 – 1971.03.10)
    • Bishop Carlo Maria Splett (1938.06.13 – 1964.03.05)
    • Bishop Eduard Graf O’Rourke (1926.01.02 – 1938.06.13)
    • Bishop Eduard Graf O’Rourke (Apostolic Administrator 1922.04.21 – 1926.01.02)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

[edit] See also

[edit] Source

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