Polish Episcopal Conference

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 Stanisław Gądecki (since 12 March 2014)
** Vicepresident – abp Marek Jędraszewski (since 13 March 2014)
** Secretary general – bp Artur Miziński (since 10 June 2014)
* Presidium
** President – abp Stanisław Gądecki
** Vicepresident – abp Marek Jędraszewski
** Primate of Poland – abp Wojciech Polak
** Metropolitan Cardinals – card. Kazimierz Nycz
** Secretary general – bp Artur Miziński
** 6 diocese bishops (chosen for 5 years) – abp Stanisław Budzik, abp Andrzej Dzięga, abp Grzegorz Ryś, abp Józef Kupny, abp Tadeusz Wojda, bp Andrzej Czaja
** 2 auxiliary bishops (chosen for 5 years) – bp Damian Bryl, bp Piotr Turzyński
* Commissions (only bishops can be members)
** for the Doctrine of the Faith – head abp Stanisław Budzik
** for Catholic Education – head bp Wojciech Osial
** for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments – head bp Piotr Greger
** for the Clergy – head abp Wojciech Polak
** for Christian ministry – head bp Andrzej Czaja
** for Missions – head bp Jerzy Mazur
** Charity – head bp Wiesław Szlachetka
** for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life – head bp Jacek Kiciński
** Marian – head abp Wacław Depo
** Bishops and religious superiors – head bp Artur Miziński
** for Polish diaspora – head bp Wiesław Lechowicz
** Revisions – head abp Stanisław Budzik
* Councils (priests, religious and lay members allowed)
** for Family – head bp Wiesław Śmigiel
** Science – head abp Marek Jędraszewski
** for Ecumenism – head bp Jacek Jezierski
** for Inter-Religious Dialogue – head bp Rafał Markowski
** for the Laity – head bp Adrian Galbas
** for Society problems – head bp Marian Florczyk
** for the Pastoral Care of Youth – head bp Marek Solarczyk
** for Culture and Cultural Heritage – head bp Michał Janocha
** for Social Communications – head abp Wacław Depo
** for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants – head bp Krzysztof Zadarko
** Law – head bp Ryszard Kasyna
** Economical – head bp Jan Piotrowski
* Teams (priests, religious and lay members allowed)
** for contacts with French Episcopal Conference – head bp Jan Piotrowski
** for contacts with Lithuanian Episcopal Conference – head bp Romuald Kamiński
** for contacts with German Episcopal Conference – head bp Jan Kopiec
** for contacts with Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church – head bp Arkadiusz Trochanowski
** for contacts with Polish Ecumenical Council – head bp Jacek Jezierski
** for help Catholic Church in East – head bp Antoni Dydycz
** for contacts with Russian Orthodox Church – head abp Wojciech Polak
** for Scholarships – head bp Henryk Wejman
** for Dialogue – bp Adam Bab, bp Roman Pindel, bp Krzysztof Nitkiewicz, bp Jacek Jezierski, bp Henryk Wejman
** for Alcohol Abstinence – head bp Tadeusz Bronakowski
** for programmed television transmission of Masses – head abp Józef Górzyński
** for Enthronement of Christ movements – head bp Andrzej Czaja
** for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers – head bp Romuald Kamiński
** Bioethics – head bp Józef Wróbel
** for Sanctuary – head bp Henryk Ciereszko
** for the Pastoral Care of Radio Maryja – head bp Wiesław Śmigiel
** for Promoting the New Evangelization – head abp Grzegorz Ryś
** for novelization Polish Episcopal Conference regulations – head bp Krzysztof Wętkowski
* Press office
** Fr. Leszek Gęsiak SJ
* Concordat commission
** bp Artur Miziński

Presidents

(Until 1994, position held ''ex officio'' by the Primate of Poland)
* 1919–1926 – card. Edmund Dalbor
* 1926–1948 – card. August Hlond
* 1948–1981 – card. Stefan Wyszyński
* 1981–2004 – card. Józef Glemp
* 2004–2014 – abp Józef Michalik
* since 2014 – abp Stanisław Gądecki

Vicepresidents

* 1969–1978 – St. card. Karol Wojtyła
* 1979–1994 – card. Franciszek Macharski
* 1994–1999 – abp Henryk Muszyński
* 1999–2004 – abp Józef Michalik
* 2004–2014 – abp Stanisław Gądecki
* since 2014 – abp Marek Jędraszewski

Secretaries general

* 1918–1919 – bl. bp Antoni Julian Nowowiejski
* 1919–1925 – bp Henryk Przeździecki
* 1925–1926 – bp Romuald Jałbrzykowski
* 1926–1946 – bp Stanisław Kostka Łukomski
* 1946–1968 – bp Zygmunt Choromański
* 1969–1993 – bp Bronisław Wacław Dąbrowski
* 1993–1998 – bp Tadeusz Pieronek
* 1998–2007 – bp Piotr Libera
* 2007–2011 – bp Stanisław Budzik
* 2011–2014 – bp Wojciech Polak
* since 2014 – bp Artur Miziński

See also

* Episcopal Conference
*Day of Prayers for Prisoners

References

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