Roman Catholic Diocese of Warszawa-Praga
Diocese of Warszawa-Praga
Dioecesis Varsaviensis-Pragensis |
| Location |
| Country |
Poland |
| Metropolitan |
Warszawa |
| Statistics |
| Area |
3,300 km2 (1,300 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2004)
1,135,000
1,092,000 (96.2%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Bazylika Katedralna św. Michała Archanioła
i św. Floriana Męczennika
(Cathedral Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel
and St. Florian) |
| Co-cathedral |
Konkatedra Matki Boskiej Zwycięskiej
(Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory) |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
Henryk Hoser |
| Auxiliary Bishop |
Marek Solarczyk, Stanislaw Kedziora |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Warszawa-Praga (Latin: Varsavien(sis) – Pragen(sis)) is an diocese located in the east part of Warsaw (Praga) in the Ecclesiastical province of Warszawa in Poland.
History
- March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Warszawa – Praga from the Diocese of Płock and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa
- May 24, 2008: Archbishop Henryk Hoser S.A.C., adjunct secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and president of the Pontifical Missionary Works, was appointed as bishop of Warszawa-Praga (area 3,300, population 1,113,000, Catholics 1,088,000, priests 650, religious 1,623), Poland. He conserves his personal title of archbishop.
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Jezusowego in Praga (Sacred Heart)
Leadership
- Bishops of Warszawa-Praga (Roman rite)
- Bishop Kazimierz Romaniuk (1992 – 2004)
- Archbishop Sławoj Leszek Głódź (2004 - 2008)
- Archbishop Henryk Hoser (since 2008)
See also
Source