The Archdiocese of Łódź (Latin: Archidioecesis Lodziensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church 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]
Archdiocese of Łódź Archidioecesis Lodziensis Archidiecezja łódzka | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus Kostka in Łódź | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 1,410,000 1,330,000 (94.3%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| 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 |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
History edit
- December 10, 1920: Established as Diocese of Łódź
- March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Łódź
Leadership edit
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- Bishops
- Vincenzo Tymieniecki (1921.04.11 – 1934.08.10)
- Włodzimierz Bronisław Jasiński (1934.11.30 – 1946.12.12)
- Michał Klepacz (1946.12.20 – 1967.01.29)
- Józef Rozwadowski (1968.10.29 – 1986.01.24)
- Władysław Ziółek (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 edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Sadłoń, Wojciech, ed. (2018). Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae in Polonia AD 2018 (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Statystyki Kościoła Katolickiego. p. 34.
External links edit
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