Archdiocese of Warmia Archidioecesis Varmiensis Archidiecezja warmińska | |
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Frombork Cathedral, with Vistula Lagoon in background. | |
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Location | |
Country | Poland |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Warmia |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 705,480 689,300 (97.7%) |
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Denomination | Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 13th Century (As Diocese of Warmia) 25 March 1992 (As Archdiocese of Warmia) |
Cathedral | Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Frombork |
Co-cathedral | Basilica of Saint James the Apostle in Olsztyn |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Józef Górzyński, Archbishop of Warmia |
Auxiliary Bishops | Janusz Ostrowski |
Bishops emeritus | Julian Andrzej Wojtkowski, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warmia |
Map | |
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Website | |
archidiecezjawarminska.pl |
The Archdiocese of Warmia (Polish: Archidiecezja warmińska, German: Erzdiözese Ermland) is a Latin Church Metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland.
The archbishop has his Cathedral archiepiscopal see: Bazylika Archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP i św. Andrzeja Apostoła, in the town of Frombork, and a co-cathedral Bazylika Konkatedralna św. Jakuba Apostoła, in the city of Olsztyn. Both are minor basilicas, and the archdiocese has six more : Bazylika Najświętszego Zbawiciela i Wszystkich Świętych, in Dobre Miasto; Bazylika Narodzenia NMP, in Gietrzwałd; Bazylika Nawiedzenia NMP, in Matki Jedności; Bazylika Sanktuarium Matki Pokoju, in Stoczek Klasztorny; Bazylika św. Jerzego, in Kętrzyn and Bazylika św. Katarzyny, in Braniewo.
The Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Andrew in Frombork is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.[1]
The current archbishop is Józef Górzyński, who was appointed by the Pope in 2016.