Archdiocese of Mother of God of Moscow
| Archdiocese of Mother of God of Moscow | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia |
| Diocesan bishop | Paolo Pezzi FSCB |
| Auxiliary bishop | Nikolai Gennadievich Dubinin (appointed) |
| Vicar General | Sergei Stanislavowitsch Timaschow |
| founding | 1991 |
| surface | 2,629,000 km² |
| Parishes | 62 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Residents | 58,800,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics | 200,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| proportion of | 0.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 47 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 76 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,626 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Friars | 114 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 116 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Russian |
| cathedral | Our Lady Cathedral |
| address | Nov. Basmannaja 16 kv. 31, Box 116, 107078 Moskva, Russia |
| Website | www.cathmos.ru |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Irkutsk Novosibirsk Saratov |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moscow ( Latin Archidioecesis Moscoviensis Matris Dei , Russian Архиепархия Матери Божией Archijeparchija Materi Boschijei ) is in Russia located Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
history
On April 13, 1991, Pope John Paul II established the Apostolic Administration for European Russia with the Apostolic Constitution Providi quae . After it had given up 1,350,000 km² on November 23, 1999 for the establishment of the Apostolic Administration for Southern Europe, the name was changed to the Apostolic Administration for Northern Europe. With the Apostolic Constitution Russia intra fines of February 11, 2002, John Paul II raised the administration to the Metropolitan Archdiocese, to which three suffragan dioceses are assigned. The first archbishop was Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz .
The Russian Orthodox Church has sharply criticized and tried to prevent the establishment of a proper Catholic hierarchy in Russia. At times she was able to fall back on state aid. The authorities refused Archbishop Kondrusiewicz a new residence permit and thus kept him away from his diocese. Only diplomatic interventions by western states and the Council of Europe , which reminded the government that religious freedom is a constitutionally protected basic right in Russia , led to a clarification in the interests of the Catholic Church.
To this day, however, Russian Orthodoxy has found it difficult to come to terms with the Catholic Archdiocese in Moscow. She sees in this the endeavor of Rome to “woo” Orthodox Christians for Catholicism .
On September 21, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI. Paolo Pezzi FSCB to succeed Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, who was transferred to Minsk-Mahiljou as Archbishop .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Administrator
- Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz , from April 13, 1991 to February 10, 2002
Bishops
- Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, from February 11, 2002 to September 21, 2007
- Paolo Pezzi ( FSCB ), since September 21, 2007
Auxiliary bishops
- Nikolai Gennadijewitsch Dubinin , since July 30, 2020
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Russia intra fines , AAS 94 (2002), n.10, p. 596f.
- ↑ The Catholic Church in Russia is currently suffering from anti-Catholic sentiment among the Russian population ( memento from March 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), pressedienst paderborn, May 8, 2002 (PDF file; 86 kB)