Archdiocese of Kraków

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The Archdiocese of Kraków is a historic Roman Catholic jurisdiction in southern Poland, long influential in Church affairs and formerly led by Karol Wojtyła before he became Pope John Paul II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic archdiocese
ecclesiastical jurisdiction
associatedDevotion Divine Mercy devotion
associatedWithPope Pope John Paul II
belongsToConference Polish Episcopal Conference
cathedral Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Stanislaus and Wenceslaus
Wawel Cathedral
country Poland
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
formerArchbishop Karol Wojtyła
linked to: Pope John Paul II
formerOrdinary Karol Wojtyła
linked to: Pope John Paul II
governedBy Code of Canon Law
governingBody Archbishop and auxiliary bishops
hasBasilica Basilica of the Divine Mercy in Łagiewniki
hasBishopTitle Archbishop of Kraków
hasClergyType religious clergy
secular clergy
hasEcclesiasticalProvince Province of Kraków
hasHistoricalImportance influential in Church affairs in Poland
major center of Polish Catholicism
hasHistoricalStatus one of the oldest dioceses in Poland
hasJurisdictionType metropolitan archdiocese
hasShrine Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Kraków-Łagiewniki
Sanctuary of St. John Paul II in Kraków
isPartOf Catholic Church in Poland
isSuffraganFor no (it is a metropolitan see)
languageOfLiturgy Latin
Polish
linkedToEvent development of Polish Christianity
linkedToPerson Saint Faustina Kowalska
Saint John Paul II
linked to: Pope John Paul II
locatedIn southern Poland
metropolitanSeeOf Ecclesiastical province of Kraków
notableFact Karol Wojtyła became Pope John Paul II
primaryPatron Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów
Saint Wenceslaus
linked to: Saint Wenceslas
province Lesser Poland Voivodeship
rite Roman Rite
seat Kraków
suffraganDiocese Diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec
Diocese of Kielce
Diocese of Sosnowiec
Diocese of Tarnów
suiIurisChurch Latin Church
territoryIncludes city of Kraków
linked to: Kraków

surrounding areas of Lesser Poland
tradition Latin tradition
usesCalendar General Roman Calendar

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1978 papal conclave electedPopeSeeBeforeElection Archdiocese of Kraków
Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska locatedInDiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków
linked to: Archdiocese of Kraków
St. Mary’s Basilica archdiocese Archdiocese of Kraków
Catholic Church in Poland hasSee Archdiocese of Kraków
Wawel Cathedral isCathedralOf Archdiocese of Kraków
Wawel Cathedral ownership Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków
linked to: Archdiocese of Kraków
Archdiocese of Kraków metropolitanSeeOf Ecclesiastical province of Kraków
linked to: Archdiocese of Kraków
Archbishop of Kraków jurisdiction Archdiocese of Kraków
Archbishop of Kraków metropolitanOf Ecclesiastical province of Kraków
linked to: Archdiocese of Kraków
Zamek Żupny locatedInTheEcclesiasticalTerritory Diocese of Kraków
linked to: Archdiocese of Kraków
Arka Pana Church diocese Archdiocese of Kraków
Corpus Christi Basilica hasDiocese Archdiocese of Kraków