Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moscow

Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow Archidioecesis Moscoviensis Matris Dei Архиепархия Матери Божией в Москве
Location
Country	Russia
Statistics
Area	2,629,000 km^2 (1,015,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 58,800,000 200,000 (0.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Mother of God (Собор Матери Божией)
Current leadership
Pope	Pope Francis
Bishop	Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B.
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Archdiocese of Moscow, also known as Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow (Latin: Moscovien(sis) Matris Dei, Russian: Архиепархия Матери Божией в Москве) is a Latin Rite archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of 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

Leadership

• Apostolic Administrators of Northern European Russia (Latin rite)
  • Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (13 April 1991 – 11 February 2002)
• Archbishops of Mother of God at Moscow
  • Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (11 February 2002 – 21 September 2007)
  • Archbishop Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B. (21 September 2007 - )

Suffragan dioceses

• Saint Clement at Saratov
• Saint Joseph at Irkutsk
• Transfiguration at Novosibirsk

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Russia
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Russia

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

(Both the above incorrectly claim that the territory of the Archdiocese was taken from that of the diocese of Vladivostok)

References

1. http://web.archive.org/web/20090729175349/http://geocities.com/CapitolHill/Rotunda/2209/Catholic_Russia.html
2. 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

Coordinates: 55°46′02″N 37°34′17″E / 55.7672°N 37.5713°E