Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Częstochowa

Poland

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Częstochowa / Częstochovien(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Radom, Sosnowiec

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Polski (May 3)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: October 29

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1925.10.28: Established as Diocese of Częstochowa / Częstochovien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Kielce, Diocese of Łódź and Diocese of Wrocław and became suffragan of Kraków)
1992.03.25: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Częstochowa / Częstochovien(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Radom and Sosnowiec and lost territory to establish Diocese of Gliwice, Diocese of Kalisz and Diocese of Sosnowiec)

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1979.06, 1983.06, 1987.06, 1991.08, 1997.06, 1999.06)
Pope Benedict XVI (2006.05)
Pope Francis (2016.07)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2011.12.29 – ...):	Archbishop Wacław Tomasz Depo (71)
Auxiliary Bishop (2017.05.20 – ...):	Bishop Andrzej Przybylski (60) Titular Bishop of Orte

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Częstochowa (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Wacław Tomasz Depo (71)
(2011.12.29 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Częstochowa (Poland)

Ad Christum Redemptorem hominis

Born:	1953.09.27 (Szydłowiec, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1978.06.03
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.09.09

Priest of Sandomierz–Radom (Poland) (1978.06.03 – 1992.03.25)

Priest of Radom (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2006.08.05)

Bishop of Zamość–Lubaczów (Poland) (2006.08.05 – 2011.12.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Częstochowa (Poland) (2011.12.29 – ...)

Archbishop Stanisław Nowak
(1992.03.25 – 2011.12.29)

Juxta crucem Tecum stare

Born:	1935.07.11 (Jeziorzany, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1958.06.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.11.25
Died:	2021.12.12 (Częstochowa, Poland † 86)

Bishop of Częstochowa (Poland) (1984.10.26 – 1992.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Częstochowa (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2011.12.29)

Bishops of Częstochowa (Roman Rite)

Bishop Stanisław Nowak (later Archbishop)
(1984.10.26 – 1992.03.25)

(see above)

Bishop Stefan Barela
(1964.01.17 – 1984.02.12)

Veritati et caritati

Born:	1916.06.24 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1944.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1961.01.08
Died:	1984.02.12 († 67)

Titular Bishop of Hyllarima (1960.10.26 – 1964.01.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa (Poland) (1960.10.26 – 1964.01.17)

Bishop of Częstochowa (Poland) (1964.01.17 – 1984.02.12)

Bishop Zdzislaw Golinski
(1951.04.22 – 1963.07.06)

Born:	1908.12.27 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1931.06.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1947.08.03
Died:	1963.07.06 († 54)

Titular Bishop of Hemeria (1947.03.28 – 1951.04.22)

Coadjutor Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (1947.03.28 – 1951.04.22)

Bishop of Częstochowa (Poland) (1951.04.22 – 1963.07.06)

Bishop Teodoro Kubina
(1925.12.14 – 1951.02.13)

Misereor super turbam

Born:	1880.04.16 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1906.10.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1926.02.02
Died:	1951.02.13 († 70)

Bishop of Częstochowa (Poland) (1925.12.14 – 1951.02.13)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jan Franciszek Wątroba (71) (2000.04.20 – 2013.06.14)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Antoni Józef Długosz (83) (1993.12.18 – 2016.05.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Milosław-Jan Kolodziejczyk (1978.12.05 – 1994.03.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Franciszek Musiel (1965.11.12 – 1992.02.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Tadeusz Stanisław Szwagrzyk (1964.11.03 – 1992.12.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Stefan Barela (1960.10.26 – 1964.01.17)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Stanisław Czajka (1944.08.05 – 1965.07.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Antoni Jacek Zimniak (1936.08.14 – 1943.01.29)

Special Churches

Cathedral, Minor Basilica: Bazylika Archikatedralna Sanktuarium Świętej Rodziny, Częstochowa, Śląskie
Minor Basilica, International Shrine: Bazylika Jasnogórska Wniebowzięcia NMP i Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego, Częstochowa, Śląskie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła, Zawiercie, Śląskie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika Wniebowzięcia NMP, Gidle, Łódzkie
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (319)

Gliwice (↙), Opole (←), Kalisz (↖), Łódź (↑), Radom (↗), Kielce (→), Sosnowiec (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 6,925 km²

Population: 682,981 Catholics (96.2% of 710,125 total)

Pastoral Centres: 312 parishes, 9 missions

Personnel: 819 priests (596 diocesan, 223 religious), 976 religious (278 brothers, 698 sisters), 24 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2025.04.02

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