Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poznań

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Poznań Archidioecesis Metropolitae Posnaniensis Archidiecezja Metropolita Poznańska
Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Poznań
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Poland
Statistics
Area	9,700 km2 (3,700 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2019) 1,497,000 1,477,000 (98.7%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Bazylika Katedralna pw. św. Piotra i Pawła
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	Stanisław Gądecki
Auxiliary Bishops	Grzegorz Balcerek Jan Glapiak
Bishops emeritus	Zdzisław Fortuniak
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Poznań (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Posnaniensis, Polish: Archidiecezja Metropolita Poznańska) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church. It is one of 14 archdioceses located in Poland, with the seat located in Poznań.

• 968: Established as Missionary Diocese of Poland with seat in Poznań subordinated directly to the Holy See
• 1000: Transformed to Diocese of Poznań subordinated directly to the Holy See
• 11th–12th century: Subordination of Diocese of Poznań to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno as suffragan diocese
• 16 July 1821: Raised to status of Metropolitan Archdiocese and joined with Archdiocese of Gniezno in personal union in aeque principaliter.
• 12 November 1948: dissolution of union between Archdioceses of Poznań and Gniezno as Primate of Poland Cardinal August Hlond appointed ordinary of the Archdioceses of Warsaw and Gniezno.

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Archicathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Poznań
  • Basilica on the Holy Mountain, Głogówko

• Kalisz

• Archbishop's Theological Seminary
• Society of Christ Major Seminary

• Bishops of Poznań
• Roman Catholicism in Poland

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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