Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Łódź

The Archdiocese of Łódź (Latin: Lodzien(sis)) is an archdiocese 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
CountryPoland
Statistics
Area5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
1,490,000
1,410,000 (94.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established10 December 1920
(As Diocese of Łódź)
25 March 1992
(As Archdiocese of Łódź)
CathedralBazylika Archikatedralna pw. Świętego Stanisława Kostki
(Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus Kostka)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopGrzegorz Ryś
SuffragansDiocese of Łowicz
Auxiliary BishopsIreneusz Józef Pękalski
Marek Marczak
Vicar GeneralIreneusz Pękalski
Bishops emeritusWładysław Ziółek
Adam Lepa
Website
Website of the Diocese

History
  • December 10, 1920: Established as Diocese of Łódź
  • March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Łódź

Leadership
  • Bishops of Łódź (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Vincenzo Tymieniecki (1921.04.11 – 1934.08.10)
    • Archbishop Włodzimierz Bronisław Jasiński (1934.11.30 – 1946.12.12)
    • Bishop Michał Klepacz (1946.12.20 – 1967.01.29)
    • Bishop Józef Rozwadowski (1968.10.29 – 1986.01.24)
    • Bishop Władysław Ziółek (1986.01.24 – 1992.03.25)
  • Archbishops of Łódź
    • Archbishop Władysław Ziółek (1992.03.25 – 2012.07.11)
    • Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski (2012.07.11 – 2017.01.27)
    • Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś (since 2017.09.14)
Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś

Suffragan dioceses

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources

References
  1. Sadłoń, Wojciech, ed. (2018). Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae in Polonia AD 2018 (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Statystyki Kościoła Katolickiego. p. 34.



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