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 Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
formerArchbishop Pope John Paul II
surface form: Karol Wojtyła
formerOrdinary Pope John Paul II
surface form: Karol Wojtyła
governedBy Code of Canon Law (1983)
surface form: 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 Basilica of the Divine Mercy in Łagiewniki
surface form: 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
Pope John Paul II
surface form: Saint John Paul II
locatedIn southern Poland
metropolitanSeeOf Archdiocese of Kraków self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ecclesiastical province of Kraków
notableFact Karol Wojtyła became Pope John Paul II
primaryPatron Stanislas of Szczepanów
surface form: Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów

Saint Wenceslas
surface form: Saint Wenceslaus
province Lesser Poland Voivodeship
rite Roman Rite
seat Kraków
suffraganDiocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec
surface form: Diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec

Diocese of Kielce
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sosnowiec
surface form: Diocese of Sosnowiec

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarnów
surface form: Diocese of Tarnów
suiIurisChurch Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
territoryIncludes Kraków
surface form: city of 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 Archdiocese of Kraków
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic 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 Archdiocese of Kraków
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków
Archdiocese of Kraków metropolitanSeeOf Archdiocese of Kraków self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ecclesiastical province of Kraków
Archbishop of Kraków jurisdiction Archdiocese of Kraków
Archbishop of Kraków metropolitanOf Archdiocese of Kraków
this entity surface form: Ecclesiastical province of Kraków
Zamek Żupny locatedInTheEcclesiasticalTerritory Archdiocese of Kraków
this entity surface form: Diocese of Kraków
Arka Pana Church diocese Archdiocese of Kraków
Corpus Christi Basilica hasDiocese Archdiocese of Kraków