The

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

comprises mainly sixteen Latin

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s, each headed by a Metropolitan, whose

Archdiocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

s have a total of 28

suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...

Dioceses In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

, each headed by a

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. They are all members of the

Episcopal Conference of Poland The Polish Episcopal Conference or Polish Bishops' Conference ( pl, Konferencja Episkopatu Polski) is the central organ of the Catholic Church in Poland. It is composed of 2 cardinals, 28 archbishops and 118 bishops. Members ** President – abp ...

, one of the larger conferences in Europe, slightly smaller than Spain, but larger than the United Kingdom or Germany and by far the most established conference in all of Eastern Europe. Furthermore, there are * an exempt

military ordinariate A military ordinariate is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church, of the Latin or an Eastern church, responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics serving in the armed forces of a nation. Until 1986, they were called "military v ...

for the armed forces * ''the

Eastern Catholic The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous ('' sui iuris'') particular churches of t ...

province of the Metropolitan Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warszawa and its suffragans as a

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Ukrainian language Ukrainian ( uk, украї́нська мо́ва, translit=ukrainska mova, label=native name, ) is an East Slavic language of the Indo-European language family. It is the native language of about 40 million people and the official state langu ...

* ''an

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for all other non-Latin rites in Poland. There is also an Apostolic Nunciature to Poland, as papal diplomatic (embassy-level) representation.

Current Latin Dioceses

Exempt Latin jurisdiction

* Military Ordinariate of Poland (Ordynariat Polowy Wojska Polskiego)

Ecclesiastical province of Białystok

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Białystok ** Diocese of Drohiczyn ** Diocese of Łomża

Ecclesiastical province of Częstochowa

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Częstochowa ** Diocese of Radom ** Diocese of Sosnowiec

Ecclesiastical province of Gdańsk

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gdańsk ** Diocese of Pelplin ** Diocese of Toruń

Ecclesiastical province of Gniezno

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno The Archdiocese of Gniezno ( la, Archidioecesis Gnesnensis, pl, Archidiecezja Gnieźnieńska) is the oldest Latin Catholic archdiocese in Poland, located in the city of Gniezno.primatial see Primate () is a title or rank bestowed on some important archbishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority ( title of authority) or (usually) ceremonial precedence (t ...

** Diocese of Bydgoszcz ** Diocese of Włocławek

Ecclesiastical province of Katowice

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Katowice **

Diocese of Gliwice The Diocese of Gliwice ( la, Glivicen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. Its episcopal see is located in the city of Gliwice. The Diocese of Gliwice is a suffragan diocese in the eccles ...

Diocese of Opole The Roman Catholic Diocese of Opole ( la, Opoliensis) is a diocese located in the city of Opole in the Ecclesiastical province of Katowice in Poland. History * 1945: Established as Apostolic Administration of Opole * 28 June 1972: Established ...

Ecclesiastical province of Kraków

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kraków Metropolitan may refer to: * Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories * Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England * Metropolitan county, a typ ...

** Diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec **

Diocese of Kielce The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kielce ( la, Kielcen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kielce in the Ecclesiastical province of Kraków in Poland. Its Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kielce is listed as a ...

Diocese of Tarnów In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

Ecclesiastical province of Łódź

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Łódź ** Diocese of Łowicz

Ecclesiastical province of Lublin

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lublin ** Diocese of Sandomierz ** Diocese of Siedlce

Ecclesiastical province of Poznań

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Poznań ** Diocese of Kalisz

Ecclesiastical province of Przemyśl

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemyśl ** Diocese of Rzeszów ** Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów

Ecclesiastical province of Szczecin-Kamień

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień ** Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg ** Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów

Ecclesiastical province of Warmia

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warmia ** Diocese of Elbląg ** Diocese of Ełk

Ecclesiastical province of Warszawa

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa **

Diocese of Płock In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

** Diocese of Warszawa-Praga

Ecclesiastical province of Wrocław

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wrocław Metropolitan may refer to: * Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories * Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England * Metropolitan county, a typ ...

Diocese of Legnica The Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica ( la, Legnicen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Legnica in the Ecclesiastical province of Wrocław in Poland. According to the Catholic Church statistics 30.1% of the population attended a church ev ...

** Diocese of Świdnica

Current Eastern Catholic Dioceses

Ukrainian Catholic province of Przemyśl–Warszawa

rite-specific

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''sui iuris'' :

* Metropolitan

Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw The Ukrainian (Greek) Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw ( la, Archidioecesis Premisliensis–Varsaviensis ritus byzantini ucraini, uk, Перемишльсько-Варшавська архієпархія УГКЦ) is an archeparchy (E ...

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Olsztyn–Gdańsk The Ukrainian (Greek) Catholic Eparchy of Olsztyn–Gdańsk (Olsztyn–Gdańsk of the Ukrainians) is a suffragan eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) in the ecclesiastical province of the , which covers some part of Poland for the Ukrainian Greek Ca ...

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław-Koszalin Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

Exempt, joint for the other rites

for all other non-Latin rites in Poland.

Defunct Dioceses

Four Episcopal

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s : Diocese of Chełm, Diocese of Pomezania,

Diocese of Sejny In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

, Diocese of Wigry.

Gallery of Archdioceses

File:Bialystok Kosciol.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Białystok is Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. File:Facade bazylika swietej rodziny.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Częstochowa is Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family. File:Oliwa kathedraal.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Gdańsk is Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. File:Bazylika mariacka gdansk ubt.jpeg, The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Gdańsk is Co-Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. File:Catedral de Gniezno, Polonia, 2012-04-06, DD 02.JPG, The seat of the Archdiocese of Gniezno is Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Adalbert. File:Cathedral in Katowice.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Katowice is Cathedral of Christ the King. File:Wawel cathedral.PNG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Kraków is Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus. File:5 Lublin 08.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Lublin is Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. File:Archikatedra Łódź v2.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Łódź is the Archcathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka. File:Katedra Poznan front.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Poznań is Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul. File:Bazylika Archikatedralna pod wezwaniem Jana Chrzciciela w Przemyslu.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Przemyśl is Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist. File:0910 Bazylika archikatedralna św Jakuba Szczecin.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień is Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle. File:Frauenburger Dom 2010.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Warmia is Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. File:Olsztyn-katedra.jpg, The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Warmia is Basilica of Saint James the Apostle. File:Katedra p.w. św. Jana.jpg, The seat of the Archdiocese of Warsaw is Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist. File:Wroclaw-Archicathedral-116.JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Wrocław is Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org

* http://www.episkopat.pl/ {{Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland, state=collapsed *

Catholic dioceses