Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków
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The Archdiocese of Kraków is an archdiocese located in the city of Kraków
in Poland
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Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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History
- 1000: Established as Diocese of Kraków from the Diocese of Poznań
- October 28, 1925: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basilica of the Body and Blood of Christ, KazimierzKazimierzKazimierz is a historical district of Kraków , best known for being home to a Jewish community from the 14th century until the Second World War.-Early history:...
- Bazylika Mniejsz św. Andrzeja Apostoła, OlkuszOlkuszOlkusz is a town in south Poland with 37,696 inhabitants . Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship , it is the capital of Olkusz County...
- Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa, Kraków
- Bazylika Nawiedzenia NMP, Kraków
- Bazylika Ofiarowania Najświętszej Maryi Panny, WadowiceWadowiceWadowice is a town in southern Poland, 50 km from Kraków with 19,200 inhabitants , situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Plateau...
- Bazylika św. Floriana, Kraków (KleparzKleparzKleparz – a neighbourhood in Kraków situated to the north of the Old Town. It was a separate town between 1366 and 1792. It is now part of the Stare Miasto administrative district.-History:...
) - Bazylika św. Franciszka z Asyżu OO. Franciszkanów, Kraków
- Bazylika Trójcy Świętej OO. Dominikanów, Kraków
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Bazylika Mariacka), Kraków
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny Królowej Polski, Kraków
- Sanktuarium Pasyjno - Maryjne, Kalwaria ZebrzydowskaKalwaria ZebrzydowskaKalwaria Zebrzydowska is a town in southern Poland with 4,429 inhabitants . It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship ; previously it was in the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship ....
- Basilica of the Body and Blood of Christ, Kazimierz
- Minor & International Shrine:
- Bazylika Bożego Miłosierdzia, Kraków-Łagiewniki
Suffragan dioceses
- Bielsko–Żywiec
- Kielce
- TarnówRoman Catholic Diocese of TarnówThe Diocese of Tarnów is a Roman Catholic diocese in Poland. According to Church statistics, it is the most religious diocese in Poland, with 72.5% weekly Mass attendance. -External links:* *...