Administrative development of the Catholic Church in Gdańsk started to take its course at the time when Christianity appeared on Polish territory. The first parish gave rise to the construction of many others so that at present there are 59 Catholic parishes in this city altogether. The greatest increase in the number of parishes was seen in the previous century, a phenomenon caused by a sharp rise in the size of the Catholic community of Gdańsk. After 1945 Catholicism rose to prominence in comparison with other Christian denominations and religions of Gdańsk. Still, its functioning was heavily hindered by the postwar communist regime of the Polish People’s Republic. This dire situation improved only after 1980.
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