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Archdiocese of Częstochowa

Archidioecesis Czestochoviensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Wacław Tomasz Depo, Archbishop
  • Andrzej Przybylski, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Antoni Józef Długosz, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 25 March 1992
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Poland
  • Square Kilometers: 6,925 (2,674 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://archiczest.pl/
  • Mailing Address: Kuria Metropolitahna, Al. Najswietszej Maryi Panny 54, 42-217 Czestochowa, Polska
  • Telephone: (034)324.10.44; 310-34-70

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Częstochowa
28 October 1925ErectedDiocese of Kielce
Diocese of Łódź
Diocese of Wrocław (Breslau)
Diocese of Częstochowa (erected)
25 March 1992Territory LostDiocese of Częstochowa (Nowe Chechło, Świerklaniec, Orzech, Sucha Góra (of Piekary), Herby Polskie)
Diocese of Katowice (Lubliniec, Sadów, Tarnowskie Góry Centrum, Tarnowskie Góry Zachód, and Woźniki)
Diocese of Opole (Bytom, Bytom-Miechowice, Gliwice, Gliwice Łabędy, Kuźnia Raciborska (except Racibórz-Markowice), Pyskowice, Zabrze, Zabrze-Mikulczyce, and part of Toszek; Bojszów, Pławniowice, Poniszowice, Rudno, and Taciszów (from Ujazd); Koty, ...)
Diocese of Gliwice (erected)
25 March 1992Territory LostDiocese of Częstochowa (Bolesławiec (except Skomlin), Lututów (except Naramice), Wieruszów)
Archdiocese of Gniezno (Czermin, Jarocin, Pleszew)
Diocese of Opole (Uszyce and Zdziechowice (in Gorzów Śląski))
Archdiocese of Poznań (Bralin, Kępno, Koźmin, Krotoszyn, Odolanów, Ołobok, Ostrów I, Ostrów II, Ostrzeszów)
Diocese of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze) (Błaszki, Kalisz I, Kalisz II, Koźminek, Stawiszyn, Złoczew)
Archdiocese of Wrocław {Breslavia} (Syców (except Poniatowice), Twardogóra, along with Cieszków, Gądkowice, and Trzebicko (in Milicz))
Diocese of Kalisz (erected)
25 March 1992Territory LostDiocese of Częstochowa (Będzin, Czeladź, Dąbrowa Górnicza-Sw. Antoniego z Padwy, Dąbrowa Górnicza-Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa, Dąbrowa Górnicza-Najświętszej Maryi Panny Anielskiej, Łazy, Sączów, Sosnowiec-Chrystusa ...)
Diocese of Kielce (Olkusz Południe, Olkusz Północ, Wolbrom, and parts of Pilica and Sułoszowa)
Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow} (Jaworzno)
Diocese of Sosnowiec (erected)
Archdiocese of Częstochowa
25 March 1992ElevatedDiocese of Częstochowa Archdiocese of Częstochowa

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Częstochowa
19481,016,0001,028,00098.8%354584122,46696685215ap1951
19701,312,4001,384,90094.8%6171167331,790207969252ap1971
19801,332,0001,435,00092.8%6611127731,723187928293ap1981
19901,406,4501,446,70097.2%7401268661,6242221,156394ap1991
Archdiocese of Częstochowa
1999900,710921,19097.8%5601867461,207282939293ap2000
2000879,421902,07597.5%5691867551,164286972294ap2001
2001845,610880,87596.0%5731877601,112260962299ap2002
2002838,887875,86595.8%5821897711,088263971304ap2003
2003825,743858,22596.2%5951897841,053262961305ap2004
2004826,885867,31595.3%5971847811,058299815306ap2005
2006756,285785,34896.3%604191795951250869308ap2007
2013820,721827,99099.1%724195919893255862311ap2014
2016802,780808,34099.3%710190900891246846311ap2017
2019792,000798,00099.2%643213856925275681312ap2020
2021686,686707,51297.1%618215833824266713312ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Częstochowa
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 521, to Page 528
  • Archdiocese of Częstochowa
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 84, Page 1,099, to Page 1,112

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