Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moscow
Encyclopedia
The Archdiocese of Moscow, also known as Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow is a Latin Rite archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Moscow
, in Russia.
(Both the above incorrectly claim that the territory of the Archdiocese was taken from that of the diocese of Vladivostok)
http://www.cathseminary.ru/ Roman Catholic Seminary in Russia
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, in Russia.
History
- 13 April 1991: Established as Apostolic Administration of European Russia from the Archdiocese of MogilevMetropolitan Archdiocese of MohilevThe Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev was a territorial division of the Roman Catholic Church, covering a significant proportion of the territory of the Russian empire....
and the Diocese of Tiraspol - 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)
- ArchbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
s of Mother of God at Moscow- Archbishop Tadeusz KondrusiewiczTadeusz KondrusiewiczArchbishop Monsignor Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz is the Belarusian Roman Catholic Archbishop of Minsk and Mahilyow, Belarus and Apostolic Administrator of Pinsk....
(11 February 2002 – 21 September 2007) - Archbishop Paolo PezziPaolo PezziH.E. Msgr. Paolo Pezzi, FSCB, also known as Pavel Pezzi, is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, currently serving as Latin Rite Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moscow .-Early life and ministry:...
, F.S.C.BPriestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St.Charles BorromeoThe Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo was founded in Rome in 1985 by Fr. Massimo Camisasca and obtained pontifical recognition in 1999. It started with a group of seven priests and ten seminarians but now holds about one hundred priests...
. (21 September 2007 - )
- Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz
Suffragan dioceses
- Saint Clement at Saratov
- Saint Joseph at IrkutskRoman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph at IrkutskThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk is a diocese located in the city of Irkutsk, which is part of the ecclesiastical province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow in Russia.-History:...
- Transfiguration at Novosibirsk
Source
(Both the above incorrectly claim that the territory of the Archdiocese was taken from that of the diocese of Vladivostok)
Links
http://www.catedra.ru/ Moscow Immaculate Conception Catholic Cathedralhttp://www.cathseminary.ru/ Roman Catholic Seminary in Russia