Metropolitan Archdiocese of Łódź, Poland

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Łódź / Lodzien(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Łowicz

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Joseph (March 19)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: October 15

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1920.12.10: Established as Diocese of Łódź / Lodzien(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa and became suffragan of Warszawa)
1925.10.28: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Częstochowa
1992.03.25: Promoted as Archdiocese of Łódź / Lodzien(sis) (Latin) (lost territory to establish Diocese of Łowicz and without ecclesiastical province)
2004.02.24: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Łódź / Lodzien(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan see Łowicz)

Contact Info

Address: Kuria Metropolitalna, ul. Ks. Ignacego Skorupki 1, 90-458 Łódź, Poland

Phone: (042)66.48.700

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1987.06)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2017.09.14 – ...):	Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś (61) Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Cirillo e Metodio
Auxiliary Bishop (2015.02.28 – ...):	Bishop Marek Grzegorz Marczak (56) Titular Bishop of Lentini General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Poland
Auxiliary Bishop (2024.09.25 – ...):	Bishop Piotr Kleszcz, O.F.M. Conv. (57) Titular Bishop of Aquæ Albæ in Byzacena
Auxiliary Bishop (2024.09.25 – ...):	Bishop Zbigniew Daniel Wołkowicz (55) Titular Bishop of Vassinassa

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Łódź (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś (61)
(2017.09.14 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Cirillo e Metodio
Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź (Poland)

Virtus in infirmitate

Born:	1964.02.09 (Kraków, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1988.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:	2011.09.28
Created Cardinal:	2023.09.30

Priest of Kraków (Poland) (1988.05.22 – 2011.07.16)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2010.02.06 – 2011.07.16)

Titular Bishop of Arcavica (2011.07.16 – 2017.09.14)

Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (2011.07.16 – 2017.09.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź (Poland) (2017.09.14 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Kalisz (Poland) (2020.06.25 – 2020.10.17)

Apostolic Administrator of Kalisz (Poland) (2020.10.17 – 2021.01.25)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Cirillo e Metodio (2023.09.30 [2023.11.22] – ...)

Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski (75)
(2012.07.11 – 2016.12.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków (Poland)

Scire Christum

Born:	1949.07.24 (Poznań, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1973.05.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.06.29

Priest of Poznań (Poland) (1973.05.24 – 1997.05.17)

Titular Bishop of Forlimpopoli (1997.05.17 – 2012.07.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1997.05.17 – 2012.07.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź (Poland) (2012.07.11 – 2016.12.08)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Poland (2014.03.13 – 2024.03.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków (Poland) (2016.12.08 – ...)

Archbishop Władysław Ziółek (89)
(2004.02.24 – 2012.07.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Łódź (Poland)

In virtute Spiritus / W mocy Ducha

Born:	1935.06.22 (Komorniki, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1958.07.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1980.05.04

Priest of Łódź (Poland) (1958.07.13 – 1980.03.12)

Titular Bishop of Risinium (1980.03.12 – 1986.01.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź (Poland) (1980.03.12 – 1986.01.24)

Bishop of Łódź (Poland) (1986.01.24 – 1992.03.25)

Archbishop of Łódź (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2004.02.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź (Poland) (2004.02.24 – 2012.07.11)

Archbishops of Łódź (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Władysław Ziółek (89)
(1992.03.25 – 2004.02.24)

(see above)

Bishops of Łódź (Roman Rite)

Bishop Władysław Ziółek (89) (later Archbishop)
(1986.01.24 – 1992.03.25)

(see above)

Bishop Józef Rozwadowski
(1968.10.29 – 1986.01.24)

Born:	1909.03.19 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1931.10.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1968.11.24
Died:	1996.08.03 († 87)

Bishop of Łódź (Poland) (1968.10.29 – 1986.01.24)

Bishop Michał Klepacz
(1946.12.20 – 1967.01.29)

Born:	1893.07.23 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1916.06.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1947.04.13
Died:	1967.01.29 († 73)

Bishop of Łódź (Poland) (1946.12.20 – 1967.01.29)

President of Episcopal Conference of Poland (1953 – 1956)

Bishop Włodzimierz Bronisław Jasiński (later Archbishop)
(1934.11.30 – 1946.12.12)

Born:	1873.06.12 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1895.10.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1930.10.05
Died:	1965.04.17 († 91)

Bishop of Sandomierz (Poland) (1930.08.21 – 1934.11.30)

Bishop of Łódź (Poland) (1934.11.30 – 1946.12.12)

Titular Archbishop of Drizipara (1946.12.12 – 1965.04.17)

Bishop Vincenzo Tymieniecki
(1921.04.11 – 1934.08.10)

Born:	1871.03.19 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1895.01.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1921.06.29
Died:	1934.08.10 († 63)

Bishop of Łódź (Poland) (1921.04.11 – 1934.08.10)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Ireneusz Józef Pękalski (75) (1999.12.11 – 2025.04.08)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Adam Lepa (1987.12.04 – 2014.05.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Władysław Ziółek (89) (later Archbishop) (1980.03.12 – 1986.01.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Bohdan Bejze (1963.06.25 – 2005.03.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jan-Wawrzyniec Kulik (1959.07.15 – 1995.10.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jan Fondaliński (1957.06.03 – 1971.08.05)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Kazimierz Tomczak (1927.02.27 – 1967.10.21)

Special Churches

Cathedral, Minor Basilica: Bazylika Archikatedralna św. Stanisława Kostki, Łódź, Łódzkie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika św. Jakuba, Piotrków Trybunalski, Łódzkie
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Kalisz (←), Włocławek (↖), Łowicz (↑), Radom (→), Częstochowa (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 5,200 km²

Population: 1,351,780 Catholics (94.3% of 1,433,180 total)

Pastoral Centres: 219 parishes

Personnel: 753 priests (546 diocesan, 207 religious), 16 deacons, 688 religious (257 brothers, 431 sisters), 46 seminarians