Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław
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For the Lutheran diocese, see Lutheran Diocese of Wrocław.
The Archdiocese of Wrocław (Polish: Archidiecezja wrocławska; German: Erzbistum Breslau; Czech: Arcidiecéze vratislavská; Latin: Archidioecesis Vratislaviensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church centered in the city of Wrocław in Poland. From its founding as a bishopric in 1000 until 1821, it was under the Archbishopric of Gniezno in Greater Poland. From 1821 to 1930 it was subjected directly to the Apostolic See. Between 1821 and 1972 it was officially known as (Arch)Diocese of Breslau.
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Archdiocese of Wrocław Archidioecesis Vratislaviensis Archidiecezja Wrocławska | |
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 Cathedral of St. John in Wrocław, centre of the archdiocese | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ecclesiastical province of Wrocław |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,850 km2 (3,420 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 1,203,873 999,214 (83%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10th Century (As Diocese of Wrocław) 13 August 1930 (As Archdiocese of Wrocław) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wrocław |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Józef Kupny |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Legnica Diocese of Świdnica |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Jacek Kiciński CMF Maciej Małyga |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| archidiecezja.wroc.pl | |
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