Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Przemyśl

The Archdiocese of Przemyśl (Latin: Premisliensis Latinorum) is an archdiocese located in the city of Przemyśl in Poland.

Archdiocese of Przemyśl

Archidioecesis Premisliensis Latinorum

Archidiecezja Przemyska
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St John the Baptist in Przemyśl
Location
CountryPoland
Statistics
Area9,750 km2 (3,760 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
784,500
756,000 (96.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralBazylika Archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej
Marii Panny i św. Jana Chrzciciela
(Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopAdam Szal
Auxiliary Bishops
  • Stanislaw Jamrozek
  • Krzysztof Chudzio
Bishops emeritusJózef Michalik
Website
Website of the Archdiocese
Archbishop Adam Szal, 2012

History
  • April 13, 1375: Established as Diocese of Przemyśl
  • March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemyśl

Special churches
  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Bazylika Panny Marii (Bazylika MB Bolesnej oo. Dominikanów), Jarosław
    • Bazylika pw. Ducha Świętego, Przeworsk
    • Bazylika pw. Trójcy Przenajświętszej, Krosno
    • Bazylika pw. Trójcy Przenajświętszej, Leżajsk
    • Bazylika pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Stara Wieś

Leadership
  • Archbishops of Przemyśl (Roman rite)
  • Bishops of Przemyśl (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Ignacy Tokarczuk (1965.12.03 – 1992.03.25)
    • Bishop Franciszek Barda (1933.11.25 – 1964.11.13)
    • Bishop Anatol Nowak (1924.09.30 – 1933.04.05)
    • Bishop Józef Sebastian Pelczar (1900.12.17 – 1924.03.28)
    • Bishop Luca Solecki (1882.03.27 – ?)
    • Bishop Mattia Hirschler (1870.06.27 – 1881)
    • Bishop Adam Jasiński (1860.03.23 – 1862.03.03)
    • Archbishop Francesco Saverio Wierzchleyski (1846.07.27 – 1860.03.23)
    • Bishop Józef Tadeusz Kierski (1768–1783)
    • Bishop Andrzej Mikołaj Stanisław Kostka Młodziejowski (1767.02.02 – ?)
    • Bishop Walenty Franciszek Wężyk (1765–1766)
    • Archbishop Wacław Hieronim Sierakowski (1742.05.25 – 1760.07.21)
    • Bishop Waclaw Hieronim Sierakowski (1741–1760)
    • Bishop Alexander Antoni Pleszowice Fredro (1724–1734)
    • Bishop Krzysztof Andrzej Jan Szembek (1719.03.15 – 1724.09.11)
    • Bishop Jan Kazimierz de Alten Bokum (1701.07.18 – 1719.07.30)
    • Bishop Jan Stanisław Zbąski (1677.10.11 – 1688.12.06)
    • Bishop Piotr Gembicki (1637 – ?)
    • Bishop Andrzej Szołdrski (1635.08.14 – 1636.07.21)
    • Archbishop Jan Wężyk (1619–1627)
    • Archbishop Wojciech Baranowski (1585–1591)

Suffragan dioceses

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources



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