Archdiocese of Moscow
Archdiocese of the Mother of God at Moscow Archidioecesis Moscoviensis Matris Dei Архиепархия Матери Божией в Москве  | |
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| Location | |
| Country | |
| Coordinates | 55°46′02″N 37°34′17″E / 55.7672°N 37.5713°E | 
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,629,000 km2 (1,015,000 sq mi) | 
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church | 
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church | 
| Rite | Roman Rite | 
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Virgin Mary | 
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV | 
| Archbishop | Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B. | 
| Auxiliary Bishops | Nicolai Dubinin, O.F.M.Conv | 
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The Archdiocese of the Mother of God at Moscow or simply, Archdiocese of Moscow (Latin: Archidioecesis Moscoviensis Matris Dei, Russian: Архиепархия Матери Божией в Москве) 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[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
 
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
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
References
- ^ "Data". geocities.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
 - ^ "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
 

