Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków

Roman Catholic diocese based in Kraków, Poland

50°03′35″N 19°56′05″E / 50.05972°N 19.93472°E / 50.05972; 19.93472StatisticsArea5,730 km² (2,210 sq mi)Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2021)
1,627,236
1,575,724 (96.8%)Parishes448InformationDenominationCatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteCathedralKatedra Wawelska
(Wawel Cathedral of Sts. Stanislaus and Vaclav)Patron saintSt. Stanislaus
St. John Paul IICurrent leadershipPopeFrancisArchbishopMarek Jędraszewski^[1]Metropolitan ArchbishopMarek Jędraszewski^[2]Auxiliary BishopsDamian Muskus
Janusz Mastalski
Robert ChrząszczBishops emeritusStanisław Dziwisz (Cardinal, Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus)
Jan Zając (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus)
Jan Szkodoń (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus)

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cracovien(sis), Polish: Archidiecezja Krakowska) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Kraków in Poland. As of 2013 weekly mass attendance was 51.3% of the population (fourth highest in Poland after the dioceses of: Tarnów-69.0%, Rzeszów-64.1% and Przemyśl-58.8%).

History

1000: Established as Diocese of Kraków from the Diocese of Poznań
October 28, 1925: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków

Special churches

Minor Basilicas:
- Basilica of the Body and Blood of Christ, Kazimierz
- Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa, Kraków
- Bazylika Nawiedzenia NMP, Kraków
- Bazylika Ofiarowania Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Wadowice
- Bazylika św. Floriana, Kraków (Kleparz)
- Bazylika św. Franciszka z Asyżu OO. Franciszkanów, Kraków
- Bazylika Trójcy Świętej OO. Dominikanów, Kraków
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Bazylika Mariacka), Kraków
- Sanktuarium Pasyjno - Maryjne, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Minor & International Shrine:
- Bazylika Bożego Miłosierdzia, Kraków-Łagiewniki