Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moscow

The Archdiocese of the Mother of God at Moscow or simply, Archdiocese of Moscow (Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Moscow, in Russia.

History

• 13 April 1991: Established as Apostolic Administration of European Russia from the Archdiocese of Mogilev 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

Bishops

• Apostolic Administrator of Northern European Russia (Latin Church)
  • Bishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (13 April 1991 – 11 February 2002 see below)
• Archbishops of Mother of God at Moscow
  • Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (see above 11 February 2002 – 21 September 2007), appointed Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
  • Archbishop Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B. (21 September 2007 – )

Auxiliary Bishops

• Clemens Pickel (1998–1999), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Southern European Russia {Russia Europea Meridionale}
• Nicolai Dubinin, O.F.M. Conv. (2020–)

Suffragan dioceses

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

See also

• Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Moscow)
• Immaculate Conception Church, Perm
• Immaculate Conception Church, Smolensk
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Russia
• Roman Catholicism in Russia
• St. Nicholas' Church, Luga
• St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Tula
• Transfiguration of the Lord Church, Tver

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

External links

• http://www.catedra.ru/ Moscow Immaculate Conception Catholic Cathedral
• http://www.cathseminary.ru/ Roman Catholic Seminary in Russia