Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień
Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień Archidioecesis Sedinensis-Caminensis Archidiecezja Szczecińsko-Kamieńska | |
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Cathedral Basilica of St James in Szczecin | |
Location | |
Country | Poland |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,754 km2 (4,924 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 1,065,920 1,000,000 (93.8%) |
Information | |
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 |
Emeritus Bishops |
Jan Stefan Gałecki Marian Błażej Kruszyłowicz |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
The Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień (Latin: Sedinen(sis) – Caminen(sis)) is an archdiocese 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.
History
See also: Bishopric of Cammin
- June 28, 1972: Created as Diocese of Szczecin – Kamień from the Diocese of Berlin in Germany
- March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin – Kamień
Leadership
See also: List of bishops of Szczecin-Kamień
- 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 - )
Suffragan dioceses
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Source
Coordinates: 53°25′30″N 14°33′18″E / 53.425000°N 14.555000°E
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