Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków

Coordinates: 50°03′34.3″N 19°56′7.6″E / 50.059528°N 19.935444°E / 50.059528; 19.935444

Archdiocese of Kraków Archidioecesis Cracoviensis Archidiecezja krakowska
Kraków Cathedral
Location
Country	Poland
Metropolitan	Kraków
Statistics
Area	5,730 km² (2,210 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 1,589,000 1,551,000 (97.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Katedra Wawelska (Wawel Cathedral of Sts. Stanislaus and Vaclav)
Patron saint	St. Stanislaus St. John Paul II
Metropolitan Archbishop	Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz
Auxiliary Bishops	Jan Szkodoń, Grzegorz Ryś, Damian Andrzej Muskus
Emeritus Bishops	Franciszek Macharski, Jan Zając

The Archdiocese of Kraków (Latin: Cracovien(sis), Polish: Archidiecezja krakowska) is an archdiocese located in the city of Kraków in Poland. As of 2013 weekly mass attendance was 51.3% of the population (fourth highest in Poland after the dioceses of: Tarnów-69.0%, Rzeszów-64.1% and Przemyśl-58.8%).

History

1000: Established as Diocese of Kraków from the Diocese of Poznań
October 28, 1925: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków

Special churches

Wawel Bazylika

Minor Basilicas:
- Basilica of the Body and Blood of Christ, Kazimierz
- Bazylika Mniejsz św. Andrzeja Apostoła, Olkusz
- Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa, Kraków
- Bazylika Nawiedzenia NMP, Kraków
- Bazylika Ofiarowania Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Wadowice
- Bazylika św. Floriana, Kraków (Kleparz)
- Bazylika św. Franciszka z Asyżu OO. Franciszkanów, Kraków
- Bazylika Trójcy Świętej OO. Dominikanów, Kraków
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Bazylika Mariacka), Kraków
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny Królowej Polski, Kraków
- Sanktuarium Pasyjno - Maryjne, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Minor & International Shrine:
- Bazylika Bożego Miłosierdzia, Kraków-Łagiewniki

Leadership

List of Roman Catholic bishops of Kraków

Suffragan dioceses

Source

Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland

Province of Białystok	Archdiocese of Białystok Diocese of Drohiczyn Diocese of Łomża

Province of Częstochowa	Archdiocese of Częstochowa Diocese of Radom Diocese of Sosnowiec

Province of Gdańsk	Archdiocese of Gdańsk Diocese of Pelplin Diocese of Toruń

Province of Gniezno	Archdiocese of Gniezno Diocese of Bydgoszcz Diocese of Włocławek

Province of Katowice	Archdiocese of Katowice Diocese of Gliwice Diocese of Opole

Province of Kraków	Archdiocese of Kraków Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec Diocese of Kielce Diocese of Tarnów

Province of Łódź	Archdiocese of Łódź Diocese of Łowicz

Province of Lublin	Archdiocese of Lublin Diocese of Sandomierz Diocese of Siedlce

Province of Poznań	Archdiocese of Poznań Diocese of Kalisz

Province of Przemyśl	Archdiocese of Przemyśl Diocese of Rzeszów Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów

Province of Szczecin-Kamień	Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów

Province of Warmia	Archdiocese of Warmia Diocese of Elbląg Diocese of Ełk

Province of Warszawa	Archdiocese of Warszawa Diocese of Płock Diocese of Warszawa-Praga

Province of Wrocław	Archdiocese of Wrocław Diocese of Legnica Diocese of Świdnica

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Poland

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