The Archdiocese of Częstochowa ( la, Czestochovien(sis)) is an
archdiocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
located in the city of
Częstochowa
Częstochowa ( , ; german: Tschenstochau, Czenstochau; la, Czanstochova) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (admin ...
in Poland.
History
* October 28, 1925: Established as Diocese of Częstochowa. Its serves as a suffragan diocese to the newly formed Archdiocese of Krakow
* March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Częstochowa
Special churches
* Minor Basilica, National Shrine:
Bazylika Jasnogórska Wniebowzięcia N.M.P. / Sanktuarium Najświętszej Maryi Panny Częstochowskiej
(''Jasna Góra Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary''), Częstochowa
* Minor Basilica: Bazylika pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny (OO Dominikanów)
(''Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary''),
Gidle
Gidle is a village in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gidle. It lies approximately south of Radomsko and south of the regional capital Łódź. ...
Leadership
* Bishops of Częstochowa (Roman rite):
** Bishop
Teodor Kubina
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*Teodor Muzaka III, Albanian nobleman who was born in 1393.
* Teodor Andrault de Langeron (19th century), President of Warsaw
* Teodor ...
(1925.12.14 – 1951.02.13)
** Bishop
Zdzislaw Goliński (1951.04.22 – 1963.07.06)
** Bishop
Stefan Bareła
Stefan may refer to:
* Stefan (given name)
* Stefan (surname)
* Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname
* Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname
* Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
* Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writ ...
(1964.01.17 – 1984.02.12)
** Bishop Stanisław Nowak (1984.10.26 – 1992.03.25)
*
Archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
s of Częstochowa (Roman rite):
** Archbishop
Stanisław Nowak
Stanisław Nowak (11 July 1935 – 12 December 2021) was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He was archbishop of Częstochowa
Częstochowa ( , ; german: Tschenstochau, Czenstochau; la, Czanstochova) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta Ri ...
(1992.03.25 – 2011.12.29)
** Archbishop
Wacław Depo
Wacław Tomasz Depo (born 27 September 1953) is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Częstochowa since 2012. He was previously the bishop of the Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów from 2006 to 2012 ...
(since 2011.12.29)
Suffragan dioceses
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Radom
*
Sosnowiec
Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is also part of the Silesian Metropolis municipal association.—— Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industria ...
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Poland
*
Minor Seminary of the Archdiocese of Częstochowa
Minor may refer to:
* Minor (law), a person under the age of certain legal activities.
** A person who has not reached the age of majority
* Academic minor, a secondary field of study in undergraduate education
Music theory
*Minor chord
** Barb ...
Sources
GCatholic.org Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland
Christian organizations established in 1925
Częstochowa
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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