Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Warmia

Archdiocese of Warmia

Archidioecesis Varmiensis

Archidiecezja warmińska
Frombork Cathedral, with Vistula Lagoon in background.
Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Warmia
Coat of arms
Location
CountryPoland
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Warmia
Statistics
Area12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
705,480
689,300 (97.7%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established13th Century
(As Diocese of Warmia)
25 March 1992
(As Archdiocese of Warmia)
CathedralBasilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Frombork
Co-cathedralBasilica of Saint James the Apostle in Olsztyn
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJózef Górzyński,
Archbishop of Warmia
Auxiliary BishopsJanusz Ostrowski
Bishops emeritusJulian Andrzej Wojtkowski,
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warmia
Map
Website
archidiecezjawarminska.pl

The Archdiocese of Warmia (Polish: Archidiecezja warmińska, German: Erzdiözese Ermland) is a Latin Church Metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland.

The archbishop has his Cathedral archiepiscopal see: Bazylika Archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP i św. Andrzeja Apostoła, in the town of Frombork, and a co-cathedral Bazylika Konkatedralna św. Jakuba Apostoła, in the city of Olsztyn. Both are minor basilicas, and the archdiocese has six more : Bazylika Najświętszego Zbawiciela i Wszystkich Świętych, in Dobre Miasto; Bazylika Narodzenia NMP, in Gietrzwałd; Bazylika Nawiedzenia NMP, in Matki Jedności; Bazylika Sanktuarium Matki Pokoju, in Stoczek Klasztorny; Bazylika św. Jerzego, in Kętrzyn and Bazylika św. Katarzyny, in Braniewo.

The Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Andrew in Frombork is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.[1]

The current archbishop is Józef Górzyński, who was appointed by the Pope in 2016.


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