The Archdiocese of Kraków ( la, Cracovien(sis), pl, Archidiecezja krakowska) 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
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
in
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
. 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
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 ...
*October 28, 1925: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków
Special churches
*Minor Basilicas:
**Basilica of the Body and Blood of Christ,
Kazimierz
Kazimierz (; la, Casimiria; yi, קוזמיר, Kuzimyr) is a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. From its inception in the 14th century to the early 19th century, Kazimierz was an independent city, a royal city of the ...
**Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa, Kraków
**Bazylika Nawiedzenia NMP, Kraków
**Bazylika Ofiarowania Najświętszej Maryi Panny,
Wadowice
Wadowice (; ger, Frauenstadt – Wadowitz) is a town in southern Poland, southwest of Kraków with 19,200 inhabitants (2006), situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Foothills (Pogórze Śląskie). Wa ...
**Bazylika św. Floriana, Kraków (
Kleparz
Kleparz is a neighbourhood in Kraków, Poland, situated directly to the north of the Old Town, marking the beginning of the Royal Road. It was a separate town between 1366 and 1792. It is now part of the Stare Miasto administrative district.
His ...
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**Bazylika św. Franciszka z Asyżu OO. Franciszkanów, Kraków
**Bazylika Trójcy Świętej OO. Dominikanów, Kraków
**Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Bazylika Mariacka), Kraków
**Sanktuarium Pasyjno - Maryjne,
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska () is a town in southern Poland with 4,429 inhabitants (2007 estimate). As of 1999, it is situated in Lesser Poland or Małopolska (in Polish). Previously, the town was administered within the Voivodeship of Bielsko-Biała ( ...
*Minor & International Shrine:
**Bazylika Bożego Miłosierdzia,
Kraków-Łagiewniki
Leadership
*
List of Roman Catholic bishops of Kraków
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
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Suffragan dioceses
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Bielsko–Żywiec
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Kielce
Kielce (, yi, קעלץ, Keltz) is a city in southern Poland, and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the bank ...
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Tarnów
Tarnów () is a city in southeastern Poland with 105,922 inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of 269,000 inhabitants. The city is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. From 1975 to 1998, it was the capital of the Tarnów ...
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Poland
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The Lesser Polish Way
The Lesser Poland Way is one of the Polish routes of the Way of St. James, a medieval pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. It runs from Sandomierz to Kraków through the Lesser Poland Voivodeship and the Świętokrzyskie Voivod ...
Sources
GCatholic.orgDiocese website
Krakow
10th-century establishments in Poland
1000 establishments in Europe
Christianity in Kraków
Krakow
Religious organizations established in the 1000s
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