Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień
The Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień (Latin: Archidioecesis Sedinensis-Caminensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located 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.
Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień Archidioecesis Sedinensis-Caminensis Archidiecezja Szczecińsko-Kamieńska | |
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.jpg.webp) 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 | Andrzej Dzięga |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Henryk Wejman |
| Bishops emeritus | Marian Błażej Kruszyłowicz |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
Map of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Szeczecin-Kamien
History
- 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
Co-Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Kamień Pomorski
Leadership
- 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 – )
Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Sources
| Province of Białystok | |
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| Province of Częstochowa | |
| Province of Gdańsk | |
| Province of Gniezno | |
| Province of Katowice | |
| Province of Kraków | |
| Province of Łódź | |
| Province of Lublin | |
| Province of Poznań | |
| Province of Przemyśl | |
| Province of Szczecin-Kamień | |
| Province of Warmia | |
| Province of Warszawa | |
| Province of Wrocław | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions |
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| Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church | |
| Furthermore | |
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