Archdiocese of Gniezno
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Country: | Poland |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Area: | 8,122 km² |
Population: Total: Catholics: |
678,847 (2006) 673,559 (99.2%) |
Cathedral: | Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny i św. Wojciecha (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
Ordinaries | |
Bishop: | Henryk Muszynski |
Auxiliary Bishop: | Wojciech Polak, Bogdan Józef Wojtus |
The Archdiocese of Gniezno {Latin: Gnesnen(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the city of Gniezno in Poland.
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[edit] History
- 1000: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno with suffragan dioceses in Kraków, Wrocław and Kołobrzeg
- July 16, 1821: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno – Poznań
- November 12, 1948: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno
[edit] Special Churches
- Minor Basillicas:
- Bazylika św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła, Kruszwica
- Bazylika Św. Wincentego a Paulo, Bydgoszcz
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Trzemeszno