Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Przemyśl

Archdiocese of Przemyśl Archidioecesis Premisliensis Latinorum Archidiecezja Przemyska
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St John the Baptist in Przemyśl
Location
Country	Poland
Statistics
Area	9,750 km² (3,760 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 784,500 756,000 (96.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Bazylika Archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny i św. Jana Chrzciciela (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Adam Szal
Auxiliary Bishops	Stanisław Jamrozek
Emeritus Bishops	Józef Michalik
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

Archbishop Adam Szal, 2012

The Archdiocese of Przemyśl (Latin: Premisliensis Latinorum) is an archdiocese located in the city of Przemyśl in Poland.

History

April 13, 1375: Established as Diocese of Przemyśl
March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemyśl

Special churches

Minor Basilicas:
- Bazylika Panny Marii (Bazylika MB Bolesnej oo. Dominikanów), Jarosław
- Bazylika pw. Ducha Świętego, Przeworsk
- Bazylika pw. Trójcy Przenajświętszej, Krosno
- Bazylika pw. Trójcy Przenajświętszej, Leżajsk
- Bazylika pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Stara Wieś

Leadership

Archbishops of Przemyśl (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Adam Szal (since 2016.05.21)
- Archbishop Józef Michalik (1993.04.17 – 2016.04.30)
- Archbishop Ignacy Tokarczuk (1992.03.25 – 1993.04.17)
Bishops of Przemyśl (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Ignacy Tokarczuk (1965.12.03 – 1992.03.25)
- Bishop Franciszek Barda (1933.11.25 – 1964.11.13)
- Bishop Anatol Nowak (1924.09.30 – 1933.04.05)
- Bishop Józef Sebastian Pelczar (1900.12.17 – 1924.03.28)
- Bishop Luca Solecki (1882.03.27 – ?)
- Bishop Mattia Hirschler (1870.06.27 – 1881)
- Bishop Adam Jasiński (1860.03.23 – 1862.03.03)
- Archbishop Francesco Saverio Wierzchleyski (1846.07.27 – 1860.03.23)
- Bishop Józef Tadeusz Kierski (1768–1783)
- Bishop Andrzej Mikołaj Stanisław Kostka Młodziejowski (1767.02.02 – ?)
- Bishop Walenty Franciszek Wężyk (1765–1766)
- Archbishop Wacław Hieronim Sierakowski (1742.05.25 – 1760.07.21)
- Bishop Waclaw Hieronim Sierakowski (1741–1760)
- Bishop Alexander Antoni Pleszowice Fredro (1724–1734)
- Bishop Krzysztof Andrzej Jan Szembek (1719.03.15 – 1724.09.11)
- Bishop Jan Kazimierz de Alten Bokum (1701.07.18 – 1719.07.30)
- Bishop Jan Stanisław Zbąski (1677.10.11 – 1688.12.06)
- Bishop Piotr Gembicki (1637 – ?)
- Bishop Andrzej Szołdrski (1635.08.14 – 1636.07.21)
- Archbishop Jan Wężyk (1619–1627)
- Archbishop Wojciech Baranowski (1585–1591)

Suffragan dioceses

Source

Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland

Province of Białystok	Archdiocese of Białystok Diocese of Drohiczyn Diocese of Łomża

Province of Częstochowa	Archdiocese of Częstochowa Diocese of Radom Diocese of Sosnowiec

Province of Gdańsk	Archdiocese of Gdańsk Diocese of Pelplin Diocese of Toruń

Province of Gniezno	Archdiocese of Gniezno Diocese of Bydgoszcz Diocese of Włocławek

Province of Katowice	Archdiocese of Katowice Diocese of Gliwice Diocese of Opole

Province of Kraków	Archdiocese of Kraków Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec Diocese of Kielce Diocese of Tarnów

Province of Łódź	Archdiocese of Łódź Diocese of Łowicz

Province of Lublin	Archdiocese of Lublin Diocese of Sandomierz Diocese of Siedlce

Province of Poznań	Archdiocese of Poznań Diocese of Kalisz

Province of Przemyśl	Archdiocese of Przemyśl Diocese of Rzeszów Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów

Province of Szczecin-Kamień	Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów

Province of Warmia	Archdiocese of Warmia Diocese of Elbląg Diocese of Ełk

Province of Warszawa	Archdiocese of Warszawa Diocese of Płock Diocese of Warszawa-Praga

Province of Wrocław	Archdiocese of Wrocław Diocese of Legnica Diocese of Świdnica

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Poland

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Coordinates: 49°46′52″N 22°46′05″E / 49.78111°N 22.76806°E / 49.78111; 22.76806

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