Kujawy Kuyavia ( pl, Kujawy; german: Kujawien; la, Cuiavia), also referred to as Cuyavia, is a historical region in north-central Poland, situated on the left bank of Vistula, as well as east from Noteć River and Lake Gopło. It is divided into three ...

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 ...

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, 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 Roman province, pro ...

Latin Rite Latin liturgical rites, or Western liturgical rites, are Catholic rites of public worship employed by the Latin Church, the largest particular church ''sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church, that originated in Europe where the Latin language once ...

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Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...

Roman Catholic 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.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 ...

minor basilica In the Catholic Church, a basilica is a designation given by the Pope to a church building. Basilicas are distinguished for ceremonial purposes from other churches. The building need not be a basilica in the architectural sense (a rectangular ...

Włocławek Włocławek (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Leslau) is a city located in central Poland along the Vistula (Wisła) River and is bordered by the Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park. As of December 2021, the population of the city is 106,928. Loc ...

Kujawsko-Pomorskie Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as Cuiavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship or simply Kujawsko-Pomorskie, or Kujawy-Pomerania Province ( pl, województwo kujawsko-pomorskie ) is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divide ...

Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń The Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń is a Roman Catholic church located at the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Poland, in the village of Licheń Stary near Konin in the Greater Poland Voivodeship in Poland. It was designed by Barbara Bi ...

Licheń Stary Licheń Stary is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ślesin, within Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Ślesin, north-east of Konin, and east of the regional capital ...

Wielkopolskie Greater Poland Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo wielkopolskie; ), also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, Wielkopolska Province, or Greater Poland Province, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 o ...

Zduńska Wola Zduńska Wola is a city in central Poland with 40,730 inhabitants (2021). It is the seat of Zduńska Wola County in the Łódź Voivodeship. The city was once one of the largest cloth, linen and cotton weaving centres in Poland and is the birthp ...

Diocese of Kruszwica Bishops of Kujawy (later known as bishops of Włocławek) are the bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kujawy (1133–1818), Roman Catholic Diocese of Kujawy–Kalisz (1818–1925) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Włocławek (from 1925).

Pomerania Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...

Diocese of Kolberg 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 ...

Włocławek Włocławek (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Leslau) is a city located in central Poland along the Vistula (Wisła) River and is bordered by the Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park. As of December 2021, the population of the city is 106,928. Loc ...

Stanisław Karnkowski Stanisław Karnkowski of Junosza (1520–1603) was the Great Referendary of the Polish Crown (since 1558), the Great Secretary of Poland (since 1563), bishop of Włocławek (1567-1580) as well as archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland (sinc ...

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 ...

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.Diocese of Poznań, to

Diocese of Wrocław 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 ...

and to

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 ...

. * Renamed on 28 Oct 1925 after its see as Diocese of Włocławek / Wladislavia / Vladislavien(sis) (Latin adjective) * During the

German occupation of Poland German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

(

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

), the Germans murdered 249 priests from the Diocese of Włocławek, including the Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek

Michał Kozal Michał Kozal (27 September 1893 – 26 January 1943) was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop. Kozal was noted for his intelligence and dedication to studies and studied to become a priest during World War I, which disrupted his studies but did not ...

, closed down the cathedral, and

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the precious historical collections of the diocese of Włocławek. * Lost territory on 25 March 1992 to establish the Diocese of Kalisz. * It enjoyed Papal visits from the Polish

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

in June 1991 and June 1999. * In 2018 the Włocławek Cathedral was listed by the President of Poland as a Historic Monument of Poland.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 762,750 Catholics (99.1% of 769,937 total) on 8,824 km² in 232 parishes and 132 missions with 568 priests (481 diocesan, 87 religious), 452 lay religious (124 brothers, 328 sisters) and 60 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

Roman rite The Roman Rite ( la, Ritus Romanus) is the primary liturgical rite of the Latin Church, the largest of the ''sui iuris'' particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. It developed in the Latin language in the city of Rome and, while dist ...

) :Imported from List of bishops of Kujawy (Włocławek) and amended; sources contradict often, notably in the first centuries: ;''Suffragan Bishops of Kujawy–Pomorze'' ::''(Kujawy–Pomerania, Włocławek; 1133–1818)'' * Swidger (1128? – 1151;? attested from 1133) * Onold (1151? – 1160?; attested 1161–1180) * Rudger (1160? – 1170?) * Werner (1170? – 1178? or 1148–1156?) * Wunelf (1178?–1190?) * Stefan (attested 1187–1198–) * Ogerius (1197/1203; attested 1206?–1212) * Bartha (1203–1215; attested 1213–1220) * Michał (1215 – 1256 or 1222–1252) * Wolimir (1256–1271 or 1252–1275) * Albierz/Wojciech (1271?/1275? – 1283) *1284–1300 –

Wiesław :"Wiesław" is sometimes transliterated as "Wieslaw", in the absence of ''L with stroke.'' Wiesław () is a Polish masculine given name, of Slavonic origin, meaning "great glory" or "all glory". It is the shortened, more common, form of the pers ...

*1300–1323 – Gerward *1324–1364 – Maciej z Gołańczy *1364–1383 – Zbylut z Wąsosza *1383–1383 –

Trojan Trojan or Trojans may refer to: * Of or from the ancient city of Troy * Trojan language, the language of the historical Trojans Arts and entertainment Music * ''Les Troyens'' ('The Trojans'), an opera by Berlioz, premiered part 1863, part 189 ...

*1384–1389 –

Jan Kropidło Jan Kropidło (1360 or 1364 – 3 March 1421), was an ecclesiastic leader in Poland during the late Middle Ages. Jan was the eldest son of Duke Bolko III of Strzelce and his wife Anna. Jan was titled Duke of Strzelce (1382–96, with his broth ...

*1389–1398 –

Henry VIII of Legnica Henry VIII of Legnica ( pl, Henryk VIII legnicki) (ca. 1355 – 12 December 1398) was a Duke of Legnica beginning in 1364 (nominally and together with his brothers) and Bishop of Włocławek from 1389 until his death. He was the fourth son of ...

(Henryk VIII legnicki) *1399–1402 –

Mikołaj Kurowski Mikołaj Kurowski of Szreniawa of Kurów (died 1411) was a chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland and a Catholic hierarch. He held the posts of the bishop of Poznań, bishop of Włocławek and an archbishop of Gniezno. Releasing the name or adoptiv ...

*1402–1421 –

Jan Kropidło Jan Kropidło (1360 or 1364 – 3 March 1421), was an ecclesiastic leader in Poland during the late Middle Ages. Jan was the eldest son of Duke Bolko III of Strzelce and his wife Anna. Jan was titled Duke of Strzelce (1382–96, with his broth ...

(again) *1421–1427 – Jan Pella *1427–1433 – Jan Szafraniec *1433–1449 – Władysław Oporowski *1449–1450 – Mikołaj Lasocki *1450–1463 –

Jan Gruszczyński Jan Gruszczyński was a medieval Bishop of Kraków, Kujawski, Archbishop of Gniezno, Chancellor of the Crown, and active diplomat. Early life He was born at Sieradz, Central Poland in 1405 AD into the Poraj Polish noble family. He was the s ...

*1463–1464 –

Jan Lutek Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

*1464–1472 – Jakub z Sienna *1473–1480 – Zbigniew Oleśnicki *1481–1483 – Andrzej Oporowski *1484–1493 – Piotr Moszyński *1494–1503 – Krzesław Kurozwęcki *1503–1513 –

Wincenty Przerębski Wincenty is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ryszard Wincenty Berwiński (1817–1879), Polish poet * Wincenty Budzyński (1815–1866), Polish politician agent and Polish–French chess master * Wincenty de Lesseur (born 1745) ...

*1513–1531 –

Maciej Drzewicki Maciej Drzewicki (22 February 1467 – 22 August 1535) was the archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland in 1531. He was born in Drzewica, and was a humanist. Prior to becoming archbishop, he was bishop of Włocławek in 1513 and bishop o ...

*1531–1538 – Jan Karnkowski *1538–1542 –

Łukasz II Górka Łukasz or Lukasz () is a Polish masculine given name, derived from Greek Λουκᾶς, Lukas. Derived family names are Łukaszewski, Łukaszewicz/ Łukasiewicz/ Lukashevich, Lukash (as transliterated from Ukrainian and Belarusian), Lukashenk ...

*1542–1546 – Mikołaj Dzierzgowski *1546–1551 –

Andrzej Zebrzydowski Andrzej Zebrzydowski, (1496 in Więcbork – 23 May 1560 in Września), Radwan coat of arms, was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop of Kamieniec Podolski (from 1543), Chełm (from 1545), Włocławek (from 1546) and Kraków (from 25 February 1551); ch ...

*1551–1557 – Jan Drohojowskii *1557–1565 –

Jakub Uchański Jakub Uchański (1502–81), of Radwan coat of arms, was an archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland from 1562 to 1581, interrex from 1572 to 1573 and from 1574 to 1575. Biography He began his service at the royal court as a secretary and ad ...

*1565–1567 –

Mikołaj Wolski Mikołaj Wolski (1553–1630), bearer of the Półkozic coat of arms, was a Grand Court Marshal (1600-1616), Grand Crown Marshal (1616–1630), diplomat of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, starost of Krzepice and Olsztyn. He was famous for ...

*1567–1580 –

Stanisław Karnkowski Stanisław Karnkowski of Junosza (1520–1603) was the Great Referendary of the Polish Crown (since 1558), the Great Secretary of Poland (since 1563), bishop of Włocławek (1567-1580) as well as archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland (sinc ...

*1581–1600 – Hieronim Rozrażewski *1600–1603 –

Jan Tarnowski Jan Amor Tarnowski (Latin: Joannes Tarnovius; 1488 – 16 May 1561) was a Polish nobleman, knight, military commander, military theoretician, and statesman of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. He was Grand Crown Hetman from 1527, and was ...

*1603–1607 – Piotr Tylicki *1608–1608 –

Wojciech Baranowski Wojciech Baranowski (1548 – 23 September 1615) was archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland. Biography In 1581 he was ordained a priest and became the royal secretary of Stefan Batory, accompanying him during the Pskov campaign. Lat ...

*1608–1610 – Maciej Pstrokoński *1610–1616 –

Wawrzyniec Gembicki Wawrzyniec Gembicki (5 August 1559 – 10 February 1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Gniezno (1616–1624), Bishop of Włocławek (1610–1616), and Bishop of Chelmno (1600–1610).< ...

*1616–1622 – Paweł Wołucki *1622–1631 –

Andrzej Lipski Andrzej is the Polish form of the given name Andrew. Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej * Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer * Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–1657), Polish saint, missionary and ...

*1631–1642 –

Maciej Łubieński Maciej Łubieński (1572 in Łubna – 1652 in Łowicz), of Pomian coat of arms, was a primate of Poland, archbishop of Gniezno, bishop of Poznań, bishop of Kujawy and interrex in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was educated in Sieradz ...

*1642–1654 – Mikołaj Wojciech Gniewosz *1654–1673 – Kazimierz Florian Czartoryski *1674–1675 –

Jan Gembicki Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

*1675–1680 –

Stanisław Sarnowski Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, Cali ...

*1680–1691 – Bonawentura Madaliński *1691–1700 – Stanisław Dąmbski *1700–1705 – Stanisław Szembek *1705–1720 – Felicjan Konstanty Szaniawski *1720–1735 –

Krzysztof Antoni Szembek Krzysztof Antoni Szembek was born on 25 March 1667 in the village of Szczepanowo and died on 6 July 1748 in Łowicz. He was the Bishop of Livonia from 1711, the Bishop of Poznań from 1717 to 1719, the Kujawy Bishop from 1719 to 1739, the Archbis ...

*1735–1741 – Adam Stanisław Grabowski *1741–1751 – Walenty Aleksander Czapski *1751–1763 –

Antoni Sebastian Dembowski Antoni is a Catalan, Polish, and Slovene given name and a surname used in the eastern part of Spain, Poland and Slovenia. As a Catalan given name it is a variant of the male names Anton and Antonio. As a Polish given name it is a variant of the fe ...

*1763–1776 –

Antoni Kazimierz Ostrowski Antoni Kazimierz Ostrowski (1713–1784) was a Polish priest and politician. He was bishop of Inflanty (1753–1763), bishop of Kujawy (1763–1776) and archbishop of Gniezno (also, Primate of Poland) (1777–1784). He was one of the Polish nob ...

*1777–1806 –

Józef Ignacy Rybiński Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

*1806–1815 – vacant *1815–1818 –

Archbishop Franciszek Skarbek von Malczewski In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdioc ...

;''Suffragan Bishops of Kujawy–Kaliska'' *1818–1822 – Andrzej Wołłowicz *1822–1831 – Józef Szczepan Koźmian *1831–1836 – vacant *1836–1850 – Walenty Maciej Bończa *1850–1856 – vacant *1856–1867 – Jan Michał Marszewski *1867–1876 – vacancy *1876–1883 – Wincenty Teofil Popiel *1883–1902 – Aleksander Kazimierz Bereśniewicz *

Stanisław Kazimierz Zdzitowiecki Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, Cali ...

(1902–1925 ''see below'') ;''Suffragan Bishops of Włocławek'' *

Stanisław Kazimierz Zdzitowiecki Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, Cali ...

(''see above'' 1925–1927 –) *1927–1928 –

Władysław Paweł Krynicki Władysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with Vladislav. The feminine form is Władysława, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female), and Wladislaw is a variation. These names may refer to: Famous people Mononym * W ...

*1928–1951 – Karol Mieczysław Radoński *1951–1968 – Antoni Pawłowski *1969–1986 –

Jan Zaręba Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

*1987–1992 – Henryk Muszyński *1992–2003 – Bronisław Dembowski *2003–2021 – Wiesław Mering *2021–... – Krzysztof Jakub Wętkowski