Archdiocese of Katowice

For the Lutheran diocese, see Lutheran Diocese of Katowice.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Katowice

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Katovicensis

Archidiecezja Metropolita Katowicka
Cathedral of Christ the King, Katowice
Location
Country Poland
Ecclesiastical provinceKatowice
Statistics
Area2,400 km2 (930 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 1,461,000
  • 1,390,000 (95.1%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King, Katowice
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Metropolitan ArchbishopAndrzej Przybylski
Auxiliary BishopsMarek Szkudło
Adam Wodarczyk
Grzegorz Olszowski
Bishops emeritus
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Katowice (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Katovicensis) is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church, an ecclesiastical province in Western Poland.

Special churches

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Archikatedra Chrystusa Króla, dedicated to Christ the King, in the city of Katowice, Śląskie.

It has several Minor basilicas :

  • Bazylika św. Ludwika Króla i Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, also in Katowice
  • Bazylika Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny (Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Uśmiechniętej), in Pszów
  • Bazylika NMP i św. Bartłomieja Apostoła (Sanktuarium Matki Sprawiedliwości i Miłości Społecznej), in Piekary Śląskie
  • Bazylika św. Antoniego Padewskiego, in Rybnik.

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Archdiocese and two suffragan bishoprics: the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gliwice and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Opole.

History

On 7 November 1922, the Holy See disentangled the Roman Catholic parishes in the Polish Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship, territorially comprising the East of formerly Austrian Cieszyn Silesia (since 1918) and formerly German East Upper Silesia (since 1922) from the then Diocese of Breslau as a permanent Apostolic Administration of Upper Silesia on 17 December the same year.

Statistics

As of 2023, it pastorally served 1,375,000 Catholics (94.8% of 1,450,000 total) on 2,400 km2 in 322 parishes and 6 missions with 1,033 priests (913 diocesan, 120 religious), 12 deacons, 807 lay religious (187 brothers, 620 sisters) and 49 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries

Apostolic Administrator of Upper Silesia
  • August Hlond, S.D.B. (1922.11.07 – see promotion 1925.10.28 see below)
Suffragan Bishops of Katowice
  • August Hlond, S.D.B. (1925.12.14 – 1926.06.24), appointed Archbishop of Gniezno–Poznan
  • Arkadiusz Lisiecki (1926.06.24 – death 1930.05.13)
  • Stanisław Adamski (1930.09.02 – death 1967.11.12)
    • Auxiliary Bishop: Teofil Bromboszcz (1934.03.24 – death 1937.01.12), Titular Bishop of Candyba
    • Auxiliary Bishop: Juliusz Bieniek (1937.03.13 – death 1978.01.17), Titular Bishop of Dascylium
    • Auxiliary Bishop: Józef Kurpas (1962.11.23 – 1991.06.22), retired, Titular Bishop of Orisa
  • Herbert Bednorz (1967.11.12 – 1985.06.03), retired
  • Damian Zimoń (1985.06.03 – see promotion 1992.03.25 see below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Katowice
  • Damian Zimoń (see above 1992.03.25 – 2011.10.29), retired
  • Wiktor Skworc (2011.10.29 – 2023.05.31), retired[1]
    • Auxiliary Bishop: Marek Szkudło (2014.12.13 – ...), Titular Bishop of Wigry
    • Auxiliary Bishop: Adam Wodarczyk (2014.12.13 – ...), Titular Bishop of Pomezania
    • Auxiliary Bishop: Grzegorz Olszowski (2018.06.13 – ...), Titular Bishop of Rhoga
  • Adrian Galbas (2023.05.31[1] – 2024.11.04), appointed Archbishop of Warsaw
  • Andrzej Przybylski (2025.08.29 – ...)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Resignations and Appointments, 31.05.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

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