Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gniezno
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The Archdiocese of Gniezno {Latin: Gnesnen(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the city of Gniezno in Poland.

History

• 1000: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno with suffragan dioceses in Kraków, Wrocław and Kołobrzeg
• July 16, 1821: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno – Poznań
• November 12, 1948: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno

Special Churches

Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia
Najświętszej Marii Panny i św. Wojciecha
(Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

• Minor Basillicas:
  • Bazylika św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła, Kruszwica
  • Bazylika Św. Wincentego a Paulo, Bydgoszcz
  • Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Trzemeszno

Leadership

• List of archbishops of Gniezno and primates of Poland

Suffragan Dioceses

• Bydgoszcz
• Włocławek

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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