Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moscow
Roman Catholic archdiocese in Russia
Archdiocese of the Mother of God at Moscow
Archidioecesis Moscoviensis Matris Dei
Архиепархия Матери Божией в Москве
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Area | 2,629,000 km 2 (1,015,000 sq mi) |
Population
- Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013)
58,800,000 200,000 (0.3%) |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Virgin Mary |
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Pope | Pope Francis |
Archbishop | Paolo Pezzi , F.S.C.B. |
Auxiliary Bishops | Nicolai Dubinin , O.F.M.Conv |
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The Archdiocese of Moscow , also known as Archdiocese of the Mother of God at Moscow ( Latin : Moscovien(sis) Matris Dei , Russian : Архиепархия Матери Божией в Москве ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Moscow , in Russia .
History
- 13 April 1991: Established as Apostolic Administration of European Russia from the Archdiocese of Mogilev [1] and the Diocese of Tiraspol [2]
- 23 November 1999: Territory ceded to the new Apostolic Administration of Southern European Russia, centred in Saratov; remaining territory renamed Apostolic Administration of Northern European Russia
- 11 February 2002: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow
Bishops
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Apostolic Administrator of Northern European Russia (Latin Church)
- Bishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (13 April 1991 – 11 February 2002 see below )
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Archbishops
of Mother of God at Moscow
- Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz ( see above 11 February 2002 – 21 September 2007), appointed Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
- Archbishop Paolo Pezzi , F.S.C.B . (21 September 2007 - )
Auxiliary Bishops
- Clemens Pickel (1998-1999), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Southern European Russia {Russia Europea Meridionale}
- Nicolai Dubinin , O.F.M. Conv. (2020-)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Sources
(Both the above incorrectly claim that the territory of the Archdiocese was taken from that of the diocese of Vladivostok)
References
- ↑ "Data" . geocities.com . Archived from the original on 2009-07-29 . Retrieved 2019-06-17 .
- ↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Russia" .
External links
- http://www.catedra.ru/ Moscow Immaculate Conception Catholic Cathedral
- http://www.cathseminary.ru/ Roman Catholic Seminary in Russia
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Education |
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Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Magistral Delegation of Russia |
Igor Kovalevsky
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