Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Łódź
Archdiocese of Łódź Archidioecesis Lodziensis Archidiecezja łódzka | |
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 Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus Kostka in Łódź | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2013) 1,490,000 1,410,000 (94.6%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 10 December 1920 (As Diocese of Łódź) 25 March 1992 (As Archdiocese of Łódź) |
| Cathedral | Bazylika Archikatedralna pw. Świętego Stanisława Kostki (Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Grzegorz Ryś |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Łowicz |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Ireneusz Józef Pękalski Marek Marczak |
| Vicar General | Ireneusz Pękalski |
| Bishops emeritus | Władysław Ziółek Adam Lepa |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Archdiocese of Łódź (Latin: Lodzien(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Łódź in Poland. The archdiocese covers the central area of Łódź Voivodeship. As of 2016 weekly mass attendance was 23.4% of the archdiocese's Catholic population, making it the second least devout diocese in Poland after the Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień (22.7%).[1]
History[]
- December 10, 1920: Established as Diocese of Łódź
- March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Łódź
Leadership[]
Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś
- Bishops
- (1921.04.11 – 1934.08.10)
- (1934.11.30 – 1946.12.12)
- (1946.12.20 – 1967.01.29)
- (1968.10.29 – 1986.01.24)
- (1986.01.24 – 1992.03.25)
- Archbishops
- Władysław Ziółek (1992.03.25 – 2012.07.11)
- Marek Jędraszewski (2012.07.11 – 2017.01.27)
- Grzegorz Ryś (2017.09.14 – present)
Suffragan dioceses[]
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Poland
References[]
- ^ Sadłoń, Wojciech, ed. (2018). Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae in Polonia AD 2018 (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Statystyki Kościoła Katolickiego. p. 34.
External links[]
Coordinates: 51°44′56″N 19°27′35″E / 51.748819°N 19.459608°E
| Province of Białystok | |
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| Province of Częstochowa | |
| Province of Gdańsk | |
| Province of Gniezno | |
| Province of Katowice | |
| Province of Kraków | |
| Province of Łódź | |
| Province of Lublin | |
| Province of Poznań | |
| Province of Przemyśl | |
| Province of Szczecin-Kamień | |
| Province of Warmia | |
| Province of Warszawa | |
| Province of Wrocław | |
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