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 associat ...
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 (adm ...
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
Leadership
* Bishops of Częstochowa (Roman rite):
** Bishop
Teodor Kubina (1925.12.14 – 1951.02.13)
** Bishop
Zdzislaw Goliński (1951.04.22 – 1963.07.06)
** Bishop
Stefan Bareła (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 archdio ...
s of Częstochowa (Roman rite):
** Archbishop
Stanisław Nowak (1992.03.25 – 2011.12.29)
** Archbishop
Wacław Depo (since 2011.12.29)
Suffragan dioceses
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Radom
Radom is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the seat of a separate Radom Voivodeship (1975†...
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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 Indus ...
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Poland
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Minor Seminary of the Archdiocese of Częstochowa
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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