The Archdiocese of Częstochowa () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Częstochowa in Poland.
History
October 28, 1925: Established as Diocese of Częstochowa from the Diocese of Włocławek and the Diocese of Kielce. Its served as a suffragan diocese to the newly formed ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Krakow March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Częstochowa
Special churches Minor Basilica, National Shrine: Bazylika Jasnogórska Wniebowzięcia N.M.P. / Sanktuarium Najświętszej Maryi Panny Częstochowskiej (Jasna Góra Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Częstochowa Minor Basilica: Bazylika pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny (OO Dominikanów) (Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Gidle Leadership Bishops of Częstochowa (Roman rite): Bishop Teodor Kubina (1925.12.14 – 1951.02.13) Bishop Zdzisław Goliński (1951.04.22 – 1963.07.06) Bishop Stefan Bareła (1964.01.17 – 1984.02.12) Bishop Stanisław Nowak (1984.10.26 – 1992.03.25) Archbishops of Częstochowa (Roman rite): Archbishop Stanisław Nowak (1992.03.25 – 2011.12.29) Archbishop Wacław Depo (since 2011.12.29)
Suffragan dioceses Radom Sosnowiec
See also Roman Catholicism in Poland Minor Seminary of the Archdiocese of Częstochowa
Sources GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy Diocese website