Archdiocese of Łódź

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Łódź Archidioecesis Metropolitae Lodziensis Archidiecezja Metropolita łódzka

Location

CountryPoland

Statistics

Area5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi)

Population Total Catholics(as of 2019)1,410,0001,330,000 (94.3%)

Information

DenominationCatholic Church

RiteLatin Rite

Established10 December 1920 (As Diocese of Łódź) 25 March 1992 (As Archdiocese of Łódź)

CathedralBazylika Archikatedralna pw. Świętego Stanisława Kostki (Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka)

Current leadership

PopeLeo XIV

Metropolitan ArchbishopKonrad Krajewski

SuffragansDiocese of Łowicz

Auxiliary BishopsMarek Marczak Piotr Kleszcz Zbigniew Wolkowicz

Bishops emeritusWładysław Ziółek Ireneusz Pękalski

Website

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Łódź (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Lodziensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Łódź in Poland. The archdiocese covers the central area of Łódź Voivodeship. As of 2016 weekly mass attendance was 23.4% of the archdiocese's Catholic population, making it the second least devout diocese in Poland after the Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień (22.7%).

History

December 10, 1920: Established as Diocese of Łódź
March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Łódź

Leadership

Bishops

Vincenzo Tymieniecki (1921.04.11 – 1934.08.10)
Włodzimierz Jasiński (1934.11.30 – 1946.12.12)
Michał Klepacz (1946.12.20 – 1967.01.29)
Józef Rozwadowski (1968.10.29 – 1986.01.24)
Władysław Ziółek (1986.01.24 – 1992.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishops

Władysław Ziółek (1992.03.25 – 2012.07.11)
Marek Jędraszewski (2012.07.11 – 2017.01.27)
Grzegorz Ryś (2017.09.14 – 2025.11.26) (cardinal in 2023)
Konrad Krajewski (elect) (2026.03.12 – present) (cardinal in 2018)

Suffragan dioceses

Łowicz

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