Archdiocese of Częstochowa
Częstochovien(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Częstochowa, Poland
Latin Church archdiocese centered on Częstochowa, erected as a diocese in 1925 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1992. Its territory includes the Jasna Góra sanctuary of the Black Madonna, and its suffragans are Radom and Sosnowiec.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 28 October 1925
- Latin
- Częstochovien(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Częstochowa (Black Madonna)
- Annuario code
- 001001257
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 686,686
- Population
- 707,512
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 97.1%
- Priests
- 819
- Catholics per priest
- 838
- Extent
- 6,925 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 99
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Wacław Depo
- Born
- 27 September 1953
- Birthplace
- Szydłowiec
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family, Częstochowa stands in Częstochowa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Częstochowa
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of SosnowiecSosnowiec
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Poland's city of Częstochowa gives its name to the Archdiocese of Częstochowa (Latin: Archidioecesis Czestochoviensis), a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located there.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.