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55°46′02″N 37°34′17″E / 55.7672°N 37.5713°E / 55.7672; 37.5713
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Archdiocese of the Mother of God at Moscow

Archidioecesis Moscoviensis Matris Dei

Архиепархия Матери Божией в Москве
Location
Country  Russia
Coordinates 55°46′02″N 37°34′17″E / 55.7672°N 37.5713°E / 55.7672; 37.5713
Statistics
Area2,629,000 km2 (1,015,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
58,800,000
200,000 (0.3%)
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Virgin Mary
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B.
Auxiliary Bishops Nicolai Dubinin, O.F.M.Conv
Map
Website
www.cathmos.ru

The Archdiocese of the Mother of God at Moscow or simply, Archdiocese of Moscow ( Latin: Archidioecesis Moscoviensis 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

  • Apostolic Administrator of Northern European Russia (Latin Church)
    • Bishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (13 April 1991 – 11 February 2002 see below)
  • Archbishops of Mother of God at Moscow

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

References

  1. ^ "Data". geocities.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  2. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Russia".

External links

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