Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Łódź

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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 2019)
  • 1,410,000
  • 1,330,000 (94.3%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
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
PopeSede vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopGrzegorz Ryś - cardinal
SuffragansDiocese of Łowicz
Auxiliary BishopsIreneusz Józef Pękalski
Marek Marczak / Piotr Kleszcz,OFM Conv / Zbigniew Wolkowicz
Vicar GeneralIreneusz Pękalski
Bishops emeritusWładysław Ziółek
Website
Website of the Diocese

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]

History

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

Leadership

Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś
Bishops
Archbishops

Suffragan dioceses

See also

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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