Metropolitan Archdiocese of Katowice Archidioecesis Metropolitae Katovicensis Archidiecezja Metropolita Katowicka | |
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Location | |
Country | Poland |
Ecclesiastical province | Katowice |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,400 km2 (930 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,461,000 1,390,000 (95.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King, Katowice |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Adrian Joseph Galbas S.A.C. |
Auxiliary Bishops | Marek Szkudło Adam Wodarczyk Grzegorz Olszowski |
Bishops emeritus | |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
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Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Archikatedra Chrystusa Króla, dedicated to Christ the King, in the city of Katowice, Śląskie.
It has several Minor basilicas :
Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own Archdiocese and these suffragan bishoprics:
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formerly Bishop of Tarnów (Poland) (1997.12.13 – 2011.10.29)
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