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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Częstochowa

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Częstochowa

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Poland

The Archdiocese of Częstochowa (Latin: Archidioecesis Czestochoviensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Częstochowa in Poland.

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History

The Black Madonna of Częstochowa.
  • October 28, 1925: Established as Diocese of Częstochowa. Its serves as a suffragan diocese to the newly formed Archdiocese of Krakow
  • March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Częstochowa

Special churches

Bazylika Jasnogórska Wniebowzięcia (Bright Hill Monastery)
  • Minor Basilica, National Shrine: Bazylika Jasnogórska Wniebowzięcia N.M.P. / Sanktuarium Najświętszej Maryi Panny Częstochowskiej
    (Jasna Góra Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Częstochowa
  • Minor Basilica: Bazylika pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny (OO Dominikanów)
    (Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Gidle
Wacław Depo, the Metropolitan Archbishop

Leadership

  • Bishops of Częstochowa (Roman rite):
    • Bishop Teodor Kubina (1925.12.14 – 1951.02.13)
    • Bishop Zdzislaw Goliński (1951.04.22 – 1963.07.06)
    • Bishop Stefan Bareła (1964.01.17 – 1984.02.12)
    • Bishop Stanisław Nowak (1984.10.26 – 1992.03.25)
  • Archbishops of Częstochowa (Roman rite):

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

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