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(since 1930; see
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław The Archdiocese of Wrocław (; ; ; ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church centered in the city of Wrocław in Poland. From its founding as a Diocese, bishopric in 1000 until 1821, it was under the Arch ...
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Bishops

* 1000–? – John (Johannes) * 1051–1062 –
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* 1063–1072 –
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* 1074–1111 – Piotr I * 1112–1120 – Żyrosław I * 1120–1126 – Haymo * 1127–1140 –
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IJurek T., ''Zagadka biskupa wrocławskiego Roberta'', "Śląski Kwartalnik Historyczny Sobótka" 1990, pp. 1–11 * 1140–1142 – Robert II * 1145–1146 – Konrad * 1146–1149 – Jan * 1149–1169 –
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* 1170–1198 – Siroslaus II * 1198–1201 –
Jarosław, Duke of Opole Jarosław of Opole (; aft. 1143 – 22 March 1201) was a Duke of Opole from 1173 and Bishop of Wrocław from 1198 until his death. He was the oldest son of Bolesław I the Tall, by his first wife Zvenislava, daughter of Vsevolod II Olgo ...
(Jaroslaw of Opole) * 1201–1207 –
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, (1196–1201 Bishop of Lebus) * 1207–1232 – Wawrzyniec * 1232–1268 – Tomasz I **1268–1270 – Ladislaus of Salzburg,
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* 1270–1290 – Thomas II.


Prince-Bishops

*1290–1292 – Thomas II, granted princely regalia by Henry IV Probus for the episcopal Duchy of Nysa and Castellany of
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on 23 June 1290 *1292–1301 – Johann III Romka *1302–1319 – Henry of Wierzbna (Heinrich von Würben) *1319–1326 –
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after double election: **Vitus of Habdank; **Lutold of Kroměříž ***1319–1326 – Nikolaus of Banz, administrator due to sede vacante *1326–1341 – Nanker (Nankier Kołda),
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(1320–1326) *1342–1376 – Przecław of Pogorzela *1376–1382 – sede vacante due to double election: **Dietrich of Klatovy 1376, verified 1378 by Avignon Pope Clemens VII; **Johann von Neumarkt (Johannes Noviforensis) 1380, verified by Roman Pope Urban VI, died before taking office ***1381–1382 –
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, Duke of Legnica, administrator due to sede vacante *1382–1417 – Wenceslaus II of Legnica, 1417 resignation *1417–1447 – Konrad IV the Elder *1447–1456 – Peter II Nowak *1456–1467 – Jošt of Rožmberk *1468–1482 – Rudolf of Rüdesheim *1482–1506 – Johann IV Roth *1506–1520 –
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Thurzó *1520–1539 – Jakob of Salza *1539–1562 – Balthasar of Promnitz *1562–1574 – Kaspar of Logau *1574–1585 – Martin of Gerstmann *1585–1596 – Andreas of Jerin *1596–1599 – Bonaventura Hahn, 1596 annulled by emperor, 1599 forced to resign by pope *1599–1600 – Paul Albert von Radolfzell *1600–1608 – Johann VI of Sitsch *1608–1624 – Archduke Charles Joseph of Inner Austria *1625–1655 – Prince Charles Ferdinand Vasa **1635–1655 – Johann Balthasar Liesch von Hornau, administrator, because Karl Ferdinand Wasa did not reside in Breslau *1656–1662 –
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*1663–1664 – Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria *1665–1671 – Sebastian von Rostock *1671–1682 – Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt *1682–1683 – Karl von Liechtenstein, resignation by papal order *1683 + Wolfgang Georg von Pfalz-Neuburg, had died before election *1683–1732 – Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg *1732–1747 – Philipp Ludwig von Sinzendorf *1748–1795 – Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch, since 1744 coadjutor **1757–1781 – Johann Moritz von Strachwitz,
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of Prussian part, since 1761 auxiliary bishop **1781–1795 – Anton Ferdinand von Rothkirch und Panthen, administrator of Prussian part, since 1781 Auxiliary bishop *1795–1817 – Joseph Christian Franz zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein, 1787 coadjutor of Prussian part *1817–1824 – sede vacante with Emanuel von Schimonsky as capitular vicar and
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*1824–1832 – Emanuel von Schimonsky *1832–1836 – sede vacante with Leopold von Sedlnitzky as capitular vicar *1836–1840 – Leopold von Sedlnitzky, resignation, later convert to
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*1840–1843 – sede vacante with Ignaz Ritter as capitular vicar *1843–1844 – Joseph Knauer, elect 1841, Grand Dean of the County of Kladsko between 1809–1843 *1844–1845 – sede vacante with Daniel Latussek as capitular vicar, since 1838 auxiliary bishop *1845–1853 – Melchior Freiherr von Diepenbrock, Cardinal *1853–1881 – Heinrich Förster *1881–1882 – sede vacante with Hermann Gleich as capitular vicar, since 1875 auxiliary bishop *1882–1886 – Robert Herzog, Prince-Episcopal Delegate for
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and
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(1870–1882) *1886–1887 – sede vacante Hermann Gleich as capitular vicar *1887–1914 – Georg von Kopp, Cardinal *1914–1930 –
Adolf Bertram Adolf Bertram (14 March 1859 – 6 July 1945) was archbishop of Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. Early life Adolf Bertram was born in Hildesheim, Royal Prussian Province of Hanover (now Lower Saxony), Germa ...
, Cardinal since 1916 (public announcement 1919), title of prince-bishop voided in 1918 (but he continued to use the princely title until his death).


Archbishops

*1930–1945 :
Adolf Bertram Adolf Bertram (14 March 1859 – 6 July 1945) was archbishop of Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. Early life Adolf Bertram was born in Hildesheim, Royal Prussian Province of Hanover (now Lower Saxony), Germa ...
(d. 6 July 1945), Cardinal since 1916 (public announcement 1919), archbishop since 13 August 1930 *1945–1972 : ''sede vacante'' (see list of administrators, below) *1972–1974 – Bolesław Kominek, card., papally appointed as archbishop *1974–1976 – sede vacante with Wincenty Urban as capitular vicar *1976–2004 – Henryk Gulbinowicz, card. *2004–2013 – Marian Gołębiewski *since 2013 – Józef Kupny


Post-War Administrators

Breslau and most of the archdiocesan territory (like most of Silesia) were annexed to the
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in July 1945. On 1 September 1945 the archdiocese was ''de facto'' divided into four separate areas; Görlitz, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Opole, and Wrocław. In 1972 the Holy See redrew the archdiocesan boundaries, effectively dividing the former Archdiocese of Breslau into four new dioceses. From 1951-1958, Teodor Bensch served as a spiritual assistant with episcopal jurisdiction for the remaining non-expelled Germans in the Polish part of the archdiocese (residing in Gorzów Wielkopolski (Landsberg an der Warthe)). That is, the Germans in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Opole, and Wrocław.


Görlitz Vicariate

After the division of Germany and Poland, only a small part of the territory of Wrocław remained in East Germany. * 16 July 1945 - 1963 : Capitular vicar Ferdinand Piontek (bishop-elect until 31 August 1945). He remained undisputedly in office since his election on 16 July 1945,
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granted him on 28 February 1946, when still residing in Wrocław, the rights of a residing bishop. Piontek was expelled from Poland to the British zone of occupation on 9 July, he could return to the archdiocese in March 1947, then taking residence in East German Görlitz. * 1963–1972 : Capitular Vicar Gerhard Schaffran, also Bishop of Meissen (1970–1987) In 1972, the vicariate was disentangled from the archdiocese and established as the exempt Apostolic Administration of Görlitz (in 1994 elevated to diocese).


Gorzów Wielkopolski Vicariate

This Vicariate was also responsible for the Polish-annexed diocesan areas of the archepiscopal
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s, such as the Diocese of Berlin and the Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühl). * 1945–1951 : Administrator Edmund Nowicki, appointed for the Gorzów Wielkopolski district with effect of 1 September 1945, deposed and expelled by Communist Polish government on 26 January 1951 * 1951–1952 : Capitular Vicar Tadeusz Załuczkowski * 1952–1955 : Capitular Vicar Zygmunt Szelążek * 1956–1958 : Capitular Vicar Teodor Bensch * 1958 : Capitular Vicar Józef Michalski * 1958–1972 : Capitular Vicar Wilhelm Pluta, thereafter bishop of the Diocese of Gorzów Wielkopolski newly established from the archdiocese in 1972 In 1972, the vicariate was established as a suffragan of Wrocław as the Diocese of Gorzów Wielkopolski. It was renamed in 1992.


Opole Vicariate

* 1945–1951 : Administrator Bolesław Kominek, appointed administrator for the Opole district with effect of 1 September 1945, deposed and expelled by Communist Polish government on 26 January 1951 * 1951–1956 : Capitular Vicar Emil Kobierzycki * 1956–1972 : Franciszek Jop, Special Delegate (for Opole) of Primas Stefan Wyszyński, administrator since 1967, thereafter bishop of the Diocese of Opole newly established from the archdiocese in 1972 In 1972, the vicariate was established as a suffragan of Wrocław as the Diocese of Opole.


Wrocław Vicariate

This vicariate was also responsible for the Czechoslovakian archdiocesan area until 1978. * 1945–1951 : Administrator Karol Milik, appointed for the Wrocław district by August Hlond on 15 August with effect of 1 September 1945, not recognized as archbishop by the Holy See, deposed and expelled by Communist Polish government on 26 January 1951 * 1951–1956 : Capitular Vicar Kazimierz Lagosz, not recognized as archbishop by the Holy See * 1956–1972 : Capitular Vicar Bolesław Kominek, not recognized as archbishop by the Holy See, thereafter appointed as archbishop of Wrocław with a sharply belittled archdiocesan area In 1972, the vicariate resumed its place as the archepiscopal see. Its bishops are listed above.


Auxiliary bishops

*1251–1260 – Wit *1268 – Salwiusz *1270 – Herbord *1294 –
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*1302 – Paweł *1303 – Mikołaj *1303 – Hartung *1307–1323 – Paweł *1339–1345 – Stefan *1346–1365 – Franciszek Rothwitz *1352–1378 – Tomasz *1355–1370 – Maciej *1365–1398 – Dersław *1390–1411 – Mikołaj *1410–1431 – Tyleman Wessel *1405–1435 –
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*1331–1446 – Jan Panwitz *1447–1453 –
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*1456–1461 –
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*1432–1470 – Jan Erler *1455–1457 – Franciszek Kuhschmalz *1476–1504 – Jan *1505–1538 – Heinrich Füllstein *1539–1545 – Johann Thiel *1577–1605 – Adam Weisskopf *1604–1613 – Georg Skultetus *1614–1615 – Franz Ursinus *1617–1624 – Martin Kolsdorf *1625–1661 – Johann Balthasar Liesch von Hornau *1640–1646 – Kaspar Karas *1662–1693 – Franz Karl Neander *1693–1703 – Johann Brunetti *1703 – Stefan Antoni Medzewski *1704–1706 – Franz Engelbert Barbo *1709–1714 – Anton Ignaz Münzer *1714–1742 – Elias Daniel Sommerfeld *1743–1760 – Franz Dominik *1761–1781 – Jan Maurycy Strachwitz *1781–1805 – Anton Ferdinand von Rothkirch und Panten *1798–1823 – Emanuel von Schimonski *1826–1830 – Karl Aulock *1831–1835 – Josef Schuberth *1838–1857 – Daniel Latussek *1857–1860 – Bernard Bogedain *1861–1875 – Adrian Włodarski *1875–1900 – Hermann Gleich *1900–1911 –
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*1910–1919 – Karl Augustyn *1920–1940 – Walenty Wojciech *1923–1929 – Josef Deitmer *1940–1946 – Joseph Ferche *1957–1974 – Andrzej Wronka *1961–1973 – Paweł Latusek *1967–1983 – Wincenty Urban *1973–1978 – Józef Marek *1977–1992 – Tadeusz Rybak *1978–1992 – Adam Dyczkowski *1985–2000 – Józef Pazdur *1988–2004 – Jan Tyrawa *1996–2012 – Edward Janiak *2006–2021 – Andrzej Siemieniewski *2016–present – Jacek Kiciński *2022–present – Maciej Małyga


Apostolic visitators for the expelled German priests and faithful

The expelled German priests and German Silesian faithful from the original Archdiocese of Breslau were granted the privilege of an apostolic visitator, given all diocesan jurisdiction required, by
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in 1972, in order to serve the Catholic ''Heimatvertriebene'' from Silesia, in
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, their new home. *1972–1982 –
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Hubert Thienel *1982–present –
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Winfried König


Notes


Further reading


J. Jungnitz, ''Die Grabstätten der Breslauer Bischöfe'', Breslau 1895K. Kastner, ''Breslauer Bischöfe'', Breslau 1929
* P. Nitecki, ''Biskupi kościoła w Polsce w latach 965–1999. Słownik biograficzny'', Warszawa 2000. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop of Wroclaw