Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moscow
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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
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 Mogilev
    Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev
    The 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)
  • Archbishop
    Archbishop
    An 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 Kondrusiewicz
      Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz
      Archbishop 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 Pezzi
      Paolo Pezzi
      H.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.B
      Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St.Charles Borromeo
      The 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 - )

Suffragan dioceses


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 Cathedral
http://www.cathseminary.ru/ Roman Catholic Seminary in Russia
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