The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Poznań (, ) is a

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of the

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. It is one of 14 archdioceses located in

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, with the seat located in

Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

History

* 968: Established as Missionary Diocese of Poland with seat in Poznań subordinated directly to the

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* 1000: Transformed to Diocese of Poznań subordinated directly to the Holy See *11th–12th century: Subordination of Diocese of Poznań to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno as suffragan diocese * 16 July 1821: Raised to status of Metropolitan Archdiocese and joined with

Archdiocese of Gniezno The Archdiocese of Gniezno (, ) is the oldest Latin Catholic archdiocese in Poland, located in the city of Gniezno.

in personal union in '' aeque principaliter''. * 12 November 1948: dissolution of union between Archdioceses of Poznań and Gniezno as

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August Hlond appointed ordinary of the Archdioceses of

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and

Gniezno Gniezno (; ; ) is a city in central-western Poland, about east of Poznań. Its population in 2021 was 66,769, making it the sixth-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The city is the administrative seat of Gniezno County (''powiat'') ...

Special churches

* Minor Basilicas: ** Archicathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Poznań ** Basilica on the Holy Mountain, Głogówko

Suffragan dioceses

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Seminaries

* Archbishop's Theological Seminary * Society of Christ Major Seminary

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
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History

Special churches

Suffragan dioceses

Seminaries

See also

Sources