Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień Archidioecesis Sedinensis-Caminensis Archidiecezja Szczecińsko-Kamieńska | |
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![]() Cathedral Basilica of St James in Szczecin | |
Location | |
Country | Poland |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,754 km2 (4,924 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 1,014,003 975,450 (96,2%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle, Szczecin |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Kamień Pomorski |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Vacant |
Auxiliary Bishops | Henryk Wejman |
Apostolic Administrator | Zbigniew Zieliński |
Bishops emeritus | Marian Błażej Kruszyłowicz Andrzej Dzięga |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
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The Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień (Latin: Archidioecesis Sedinensis-Caminensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church whose sees are in the cities of Szczecin and Kamień Pomorski in Poland. With 24,3% of its population attending church services weekly or more in 2013 it is the least devoutly religious diocese in Poland.
History
[edit]- 1945: part of the territory of the Apostolic Administration of Kamień, Lubusz and the Prelature of Piła
- June 28, 1972: Created as Diocese of Szczecin – Kamień, part of the ecclesiastical province of Gniezno, from the northwestern part of the territory of the Apostolic Administration of Kamień, Lubusz and the Prelature of Piła, previously part of the Diocese of Berlin in Germany
- March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin – Kamień
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Leadership
[edit]- Archbishop Jerzy Stroba (28 Jun 1972 Appointed – 21 Sep 1978 Appointed, Archbishop of Poznań)
- Archbishop Kazimierz Jan Majdański (1 Mar 1979 Appointed – 25 Mar 1992 Retired)
- Archbishop Marian Przykucki (25 Mar 1992 Appointed – 1 May 1999 Retired)
- Archbishop Zygmunt Kamiński (1 May 1999 Appointed – 21 Feb 2009 Retired)
- Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga (21 Feb 2009 Appointed – 24 Feb 2024 Retired)[1]
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Suffragan dioceses
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
Sources
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