Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień

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Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień
Archidioecesis

Statistics
Country:	Poland
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	12,754 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	1,074,000 (2004) 1,000,000 (93.1%)
Cathedral:	Bazylika Katedralna pw. św. Jakuba Apostoła in Szczecin
Co-cathedral:	Konkatedra in Kamień Pomorski
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Zygmunt Kaminski
Auxiliary Bishop:	Marian Blazej Kruszylowicz, O.F.M. Conv.

The Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień {Latin: Sedinen(sis) – Caminen(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the cities of Szczecin and Kamień Pomorski in Poland.

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 Suffragan Dioceses 4 See also 5 Source

[edit] History

• June 28, 1972: Created as Diocese of Szczecin – Kamień from the Diocese of Berlin in Germany
• March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin – Kamień

[edit] Leadership

• Archbishops of Szczecin-Kamień (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Zygmunt Kamiński (since 1999.05.01)
  • Archbishop Marian Przykucki (1992.03.25 – 1999.05.01)
• Bishops of Szczecin – Kamień (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Kazimierz Jan Majdański (1979.03.01 – 1992.03.25)
  • Archbishop Jerzy Stroba (1972.06.28 – 1978.09.21)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

• Koszalin-Kołobrzeg
• Zielona Góra-Gorzów

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website