Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poznań

Archdiocese of Poznań

*Archidioecesis Posnaniensis*

Archidiecezja Poznańska
Archdiocese of Poznań; Archidioecesis Posnaniensis; Archidiecezja Poznańska
	Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Poznań
	Coat of arms
Location
Country	Poland
Statistics
Area	9,700 km2 (3,700 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2019); 1,497,000; 1,477,000 (98.7%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Bazylika Katedralna pw. św. Piotra i Pawła
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Stanisław Gądecki
Auxiliary Bishops	Grzegorz Balcerek; Jan Glapiak
Bishops emeritus	Zdzisław Fortuniak
Website
	Website of the Archdiocese

The Archdiocese of Poznań (Latin: Archidioecesis Posnaniensis) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church. It is one of 14 archdioceses located in Poland, with the seat located in Poznań.

History

968: Established as Missionary Diocese of Poland with seat in Poznań subordinated directly to the Holy See
1000: Transformed to Diocese of Poznań subordinated directly to the Holy See
11th–12th century: Subordination of Diocese of Poznań to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno as suffragan diocese
16 July 1821: Raised to status of Metropolitan Archdiocese and joined with Archdiocese of Gniezno in personal union in aeque principaliter.
12 November 1948: dissolution of union between Archdioceses of Poznań and Gniezno as Primate of Poland Cardinal August Hlond appointed ordinary of the Archdioceses of Warsaw and Gniezno.