Archdiocese of Przemyśl

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Archdiocese of Przemyśl
Archidioecesis Premisliensis Latinorum

Statistics
Country:	Poland
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	9,750 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	780,000 (2004) 763,352 (97.9%)
Cathedral:	Bazylika Archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny i św. Jana Chrzciciela (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Józef Michalik
Auxiliary Bishop:	Marian Rojek & Adam Szal

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

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Dioceses 5 See also 6 Source

[edit] History

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

[edit] Special Churches

• Minor Basillicas:
  • 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

[edit] Leadership

• Archbishops of Przemyśl (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Józef Michalik (since 1993.04.17)
  • Archbishop Ignacy Tokarczuk (1992.03.25 – 1993.04.17)
• 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 Novak (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 Jasinski (1860.03.23 – 1862.03.03)
  • Archbishop Francesco Saverio Wierzchleyski (1846.07.27 – 1860.03.23)
  • Bishop Józef Tadeusz Kierski (1768 – 1783)
  • Bishop Andrzej Mikolaj Stanislaw Kostka Mlodziejowski (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 Zbaski (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)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

• Rzeszów
• Zamość-Lubaczów

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website