Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Łódź

The Archdiocese of Łódź (Archidioecesis Lodziensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Łódź in Poland. The archdiocese covers the central area of Łódź Voivodeship. As of 2016 weekly mass attendance was 23.4% of the archdiocese's Catholic population, making it the second least devout diocese in Poland after the Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień (22.7%).

History

 * December 10, 1920: Established as Diocese of Łódź
 * March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Łódź

Leadership

 * Bishops
 * Vincenzo Tymieniecki (1921.04.11 – 1934.08.10)
 * Włodzimierz Bronisław Jasiński (1934.11.30 – 1946.12.12)
 * Michał Klepacz (1946.12.20 – 1967.01.29)
 * Józef Rozwadowski (1968.10.29 – 1986.01.24)
 * Władysław Ziółek (1986.01.24 – 1992.03.25)
 * Archbishops
 * Władysław Ziółek (1992.03.25 – 2012.07.11)
 * Marek Jędraszewski (2012.07.11 – 2017.01.27)
 * Grzegorz Ryś (2017.09.14 – present)

Suffragan dioceses

 * Łowicz