Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gniezno

Archdiocese of Gniezno Archidioecesis Gnesnensis
Location
Country	Poland
Statistics
Area	8,122 km² (3,136 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 678,847 673,559 (99.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny i św. Wojciecha (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Current leadership
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.

History

1000: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno with suffragan dioceses in Kraków, Wrocław and Kołobrzeg
16 July 1821: Joined in personal union aeque principaliter with Archdiocese of Poznań
12 November 1948: Dissolution of union between archdioceses of Poznań and Gniezno, and estabilihing of personal union in persona episcopi between archdioceses of Warsaw and Gniezno.
25 March 1992: Dissolution of union between archdioceses of Gniezno and Warsaw.

Minor Basilicas:
- Bazylika św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła, Kruszwica
- Bazylika Św. Wincentego a Paulo, Bydgoszcz
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Trzemeszno