Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Moscow

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moscow

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moscow

Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Moscow, Russia

The Archdiocese of the Mother of God at Moscow or simply, Archdiocese of Moscow (Latin: Archidioecesis Moscoviensis Matris Dei, Russian: Архиепархия Матери Божией в Москве) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Moscow, in Russia.

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History

  • 13 April 1991: Established as Apostolic Administration of European Russia from the Archdiocese of Mogilev[1] and the Diocese of Tiraspol[2]
  • 23 November 1999: Territory ceded to the new Apostolic Administration of Southern European Russia, centred in Saratov; remaining territory renamed Apostolic Administration of Northern European Russia
  • 11 February 2002: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow

Bishops

  • Apostolic Administrator of Northern European Russia (Latin Church)
    • Bishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (13 April 1991 – 11 February 2002 see below)
  • Archbishops of Mother of God at Moscow

Auxiliary Bishops

  • Clemens Pickel (1998–1999), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Southern European Russia {Russia Europea Meridionale}
  • Nicolai Dubinin, O.F.M. Conv. (2020–)

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

References

  1. [1]
    "Data". geocities.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  2. [2]
    "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Russia".
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