Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów
The Diocese of Gorzów was created as an apostolic administration in 1945. Erected on 28 June 1972 by Pope Paul VI. As of 25 March 1992 is has been known as the Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, under the decision of Pope John Paul II in the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The capital of the diocese is Zielona Góra with the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gorzów Wielkopolski and the Co-Cathedral of St. Hedwig of Silesia in Zielona Góra.
Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów
In 1991, Pope John Paul II erected an apostolic administration in Lubaczów. The Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów was created on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The capital of the diocese is Zamość with the Cathedral of the Resurrection of the Lord and St. Thomas the Apostle and the Co-Cathedral of Bl. James Strzemię and St. Stanislaus, bishop, in Lubaczów. The patron of the diocese is the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Redeemer.
Archdiocese of Wrocław
The Diocese of Wrocław was erected by Pope Silvester II in 1000. Pope Pius VII on 16 July 1821 subordinated it directly to the Holy See, and on 13 August 1930, Pope Pius XI raised it to the rank of the archdiocese. Pope Paul VI changed its borders on 28 June 1972, and Pope John Paul II on 25 March 1992 and 24 February 2004.
Diocese of Włocławek
Erected ca. 1123 (in lieu of the Diocese of Kruszwica). Initially called the Diocese of Kujawy or Kujawy-Pomorze. On 30 June 1818, Pope Pius VII named it the Diocese of Kujawy-Kalisz, and Pope Pius XI on 28 October 1925 named it the Diocese of Włocławek. Pope John Paul II introduced territorial changes on 25 March 1992 and 24 February 2004.
Diocese of Warszawa-Praga (Warsaw-Praga)
The Diocese of Warsaw was erected on 16 October 1798 by Pope Pius VI by the bull Ad universam agri Dominici curam as a diocese subordinate directly to the Holy See. Erected an archdiocese on 30 June 1818 by Pope Pius VII by the bull Militantis Ecclesiae regimini. Between 1946 and 1992 joined by a personal union with the Archdiocese of Gniezno. The most recent territorial changes were introduced by Pope John Paul II on 25 March 1992.
Archdiocese of Warszawa (Warsaw)
The Diocese of Warsaw was erected on 16 October 1798 by Pope Pius VI by the bull Ad universam agri Dominici curam as a diocese subordinate directly to the Holy See. Erected an archdiocese on 30 June 1818 by Pope Pius VII by the bull Militantis Ecclesiae regimini. Between 1946 and 1992 joined by a personal union with the Archdiocese of Gniezno. The most recent territorial changes were introduced by Pope John Paul II on 25 March 1992.
Archdiocese of Warmia
The Diocese of Warmia was erected on 29 July 1243 by Pope Innocent IV. It was created an archdiocese on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The metropolitan see is Olsztyn with the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Frombork and the Co-Cathedral of St. James the Apostle in Olsztyn. The patrons of the diocese are St. Wojciech/Adalbert, bishop and martyr, St. Andrew the Apostle, St. Andrew Bobola, presbyter and martyr, and St. Bruno Boniface of Querfurt, bishop and martyr.
Diocese of Toruń
The Diocese of Toruń was erected on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The capital of the diocese is Toruń with the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist and Co-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Chełmża. The patron of the diocese is Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
Diocese of Tarnów
Created on 13 March 1786 by Pope Pius VI. Dissolved by Pope Pius VII on 13 June 1805. Re-installed by the same pope on 20 September 1821 as the Diocese of Tyniec, in 1826 resumed its former name. The most recent territorial changes were introduced by Pope John Paul II on 25 March 1992. The capital of the diocese is Tarnów with the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Diocese of Świdnica
The Diocese of Świdnica was created on 24 February 2004 by Pope John Paul II by a decree supplementing the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus, which entered into force on 25 March 2004. The capital of the diocese is Świdnica with the Cathedral of St. Stanislaus, bishop and martyr, and St. Wenceslaus. The patron of the diocese is St. Stanislaus, bishop and martyr.
Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień
The Diocese of Pomerania was created in 1140 with the bishop’s seat in Wolin. By the papal bull of 1188, the capital of the Diocese of Pomerania was moved to Kamień Pomorski and the name was changed to the Diocese of Kamień. The diocese operated till the secularisation in 1545. Pope Paul VI re-installed the diocese in these lands on 28 June 1972 as the Diocese of Szczecin-Kamień. It was erected an archdiocese on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus.
Diocese of Sosnowiec
The Diocese of Sosnowiec was erected on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The capital of the diocese is Sosnowiec with its Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The patrons of the diocese are St. Albert Chmielowski, religious, and St. Raphael Kalinowski, presbyter.
Diocese of Siedlce
Pope Pius VII erected the Diocese of Podlasie on 30 June 1818. It was abolished by the tsarist authorities in 1867. On 24 September 1918, it was reactivated by Pope Benedict XV and renamed Diocese of Siedlce on 28 October 1925. The capital of the diocese is Siedlce with its Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The main patrons of the diocese are Saints Apostles Simon and Juda Thaddeus.
Diocese of Sandomierz
Created on 30 June 1818 by Pope Pius VII. Between 1981 and 1992 called the Diocese of Sandomierz-Radom. On 25 March 1992, by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus, Pope John Paul II separated the Diocese of Sandomierz from the Diocese of Radom. The capital of the diocese is Sandomierz with the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Co-Cathedral of Our Lady Queen of Poland in Stalowa Wola.
Diocese of Rzeszów
The Diocese of Rzeszów was erected on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The capital of the diocese is Rzeszów with the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Heart of Jesus. The patrons of the diocese are St. Joseph Sebastian Pelczar, bishop and Bl. Karolina Kózka, virgin and martyr.
Diocese of Radom
The Diocese of Radom was erected on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus, which reorganised the Church in Poland. The capital of the diocese is Radom with the Cathedral of Care of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The principal patron of the diocese is St. Casimir, royal prince.
Archdiocese of Przemyśl
The Diocese of Przemyśl was erected ca. 1340. Pope Gregory XI by the bull Debitum pastoralis officii of 13 February 1375 incorporated it into the newly erected Archdiocese of Halich. Erected an archdiocese on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The metropolitan see is Przemyśl with the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist.
Archdiocese of Poznań
The Diocese of Poznań was erected in 968 as the first diocese in Poland subordinate directly to the Holy See. After 1012, it was incorporated into the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno. Pope Pius VII raised the diocese to the rank of an archdiocese on 16 July 1821; it formed a personal union with the Archdiocese of Gniezno until 1946. Pope John Paul II introduced territorial changes on 25 March 1992 by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus, and on 24 February 2004.
Diocese of Płock
Erected ca. 1075, it was subordinate to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno, and as of 1818 to the Archdiocese of Warsaw. The last territorial changes were introduced by Pope John Paul II on 25 March 1992 by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The capital of the diocese is Płock with the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Mazovia. The patrons of the diocese are St. Stanislaus, bishop and martyr, and St. Stanislaus Kostka, religious.
Diocese of Pelplin
Erected by Pope John Paul II on 25 March 1992 by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. It corresponds to the territory of an earlier Diocese of Chełmno, erected by Pope Innocent IV on 29 July 1243. The capital of the diocese is Pelplin with the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The patrons of the diocese are St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr, and St. Bernard, abbot and Doctor of the Church.
Diocese of Opole
Established as an apostolic administration in 1945. Erected by Pope Paul VI on 28 June 1972 by the bull Episcoporum Poloniae coetus as part of the metropolitan archdiocese of Wrocław, and as of 25 March 1992 as part of the metropolitan archdiocese of Katowice. The capital of the diocese is Opole with the Cathedral of the Elevation of the Holy Cross. The patrons of the diocese are St. Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bl. Ceslaus, presbyter, and Bl. Bronislava, virgin.
Archdiocese of Łódź
Diocese of Łódź was erected by Pope Benedict XV on 10 December 1920. Pope John Paul II raised it to the rank of an archdiocese directly subordinate to the Holy See on 25 March 1992. The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Łódź was erected by Pope John Paul II on 24 February 2004. The metropolitan see is Łódź with the Archdiocesan Cathedral of St. Stanislaus Kostka. The patron saint of the archdiocese is St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Diocese of Łowicz
Erected on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The capital of the diocese is Łowicz with the Cathedral of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas. The patron saints of the diocese are Bl. Honoratus Koźmiński, presbyter, and St. Victoria, virgin and martyr.
Diocese of Łomża
Erected on 28 October 1925 by Pius XI in lieu of the Diocese of Sejny and subordinated to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius, and as of 1992 to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Białystok. The capital of the diocese is Łomża with the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel. The patrons of the diocese are St. Bruno Boniface of Querfurt, bishop and martyr, and St. Andrew Bobola, presbyter and martyr.
Archdiocese of Lublin
Erected a diocese on 22 September 1805 by Pope Pius VII by the bull Quemadmodum Romanorum Pontificum. Created an archdiocese on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The metropolitan see is Lublin with the Archdiocesan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist. The patron saints of the archdiocese are St. Stanislaus, bishop and martyr, and St. John Cantius.
Diocese of Legnica
Erected on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. On 24 February 2004, Pope John Paul II introduces territorial changes. The capital of the diocese is Legnica with the Cathedral of Saints Apostles Peter and Paul. The patron saints of the diocese are Saints Apostles Peter and Paul; St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Protector of the Saviour; St. Hedwig of Silesia.
Archdiocese of Krakow
Erected in 1000 as the suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno. Pope Pius XI raised it to the rank of an archdiocese on 28 October 1925. Pope John Paul II introduced territorial changes on 25 March 1992. The metropolitan see is Krakow with the Archdiocesan Cathedral of St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus. The patron saints of the archdiocese are St. Stanislaus, bishop and martyr, St. Casimir, royal prince, St. Hyacinth, presbyter, and St. John Cantius, presbyter.
Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg
Erected on 28 June 1972 by Pope Paul VI; was established on the foundations of the Diocese of Kołobrzeg, which existed between 1000 and ca. 1015. The last territorial changes were introduced by Pope John Paul II on 24 February 2004. The capital of the diocese is Koszalin with the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kołobrzeg.
Diocese of Kielce
Erected on 13 June 1805 by Pope Pius VII upon the dissolution of the Diocese of Tarnów. Dissolved by this very pope on 30 June 1818 with a concurrent erection of the Diocese of Sandomierz. Re-installed by Pope Leo XIII on 28 December 1882. The most recent changes in the boundaries were introduced by Pope John Paul II on 25 March 1992.
Archdiocese of Katowice
Erected a diocese on 28 October 1925 by Pope Pius XI by the bull Vixdum Poloniae unitas. Erected an archdiocese on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The capital of the archdiocese is Katowice with the Archdiocesan Cathedral of Christ the King. The patron saints of the archdiocese are: Our Lady of Piekary, Mother of Justice and Social Charity, St. Florian, martyr, and St. Barbara, virgin and martyr.
Diocese of Kalisz
Erected on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The bishop’s see is Kalisz and the Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Bishop and the Co-Cathedral of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr in Ostrów Wielkopolski. The patron saint of the diocese is St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Protector of the Saviour.
Archdiocese of Gniezno
Erected in 999 by Pope Silvester II as the first Polish Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Church. As of 1417, the seat of the Primate of Poland. Bound with the Archdiocese of Poznań from 1821 to 1946, and then by a personal union with the Archdiocese of Warsaw until 1992. Pope John Paul II introduced territorial changes on 25 March 1992 and 24 February 2004.
Diocese of Gliwice
Erected on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The capital of the diocese is Gliwice with the Cathedral of St. Apostles Peter and Paul. The patron saints of the diocese are Saints Apostles Peter and Paul, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Justice and Social Charity, and Saint Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Archdiocese of Gdańsk
Erected by Pope Pius XI on 24 April 1922 as an apostolic administration. On 30 December 1925, erected as a diocese directly subordinate to the Holy See. Erected an archdiocese on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The metropolitan see is Gdańsk with the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Gdańsk-Oliwa and the Co-Cathedral of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk (Marian Basilica). The patron saint of the archdiocese is St. Wojciech/Adalbert, bishop and martyr.
Diocese of Ełk
Erected on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The capital of the diocese is in Ełk with the Cathedral of St. Wojciech/Adalbert and Co-Cathedral of St. Alexander in Suwałki and Co-Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of the Church in Gołdapia. The patron saints of the diocese are the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, St. Wojciech/Adalbert bishop and martyr, and St. Bruno, bishop and martyr.
Diocese of Elbląg
Erected on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The capital of the diocese is Elbląg with the Cathedral of St. Nicholas, the Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Kwidzyń and the Co-Cathedral of St. Wojciech/Adalbert in Prabuty. The patron saints of the diocese are St. Wojciech/Adalbert, bishop and martyr, Bl. Dorothy of Montau, and St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe.
Diocese of Drohiczyn
Created a diocese on 5 June 1991, during Pope John Paul II’s visit to Białystok. Erected on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The capital of diocese is Drohiczyn with the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. The patron saints of the diocese are the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, and St. Casimir, royal prince.
Archdiocese of Częstochowa
Erected a diocese on 28 October 1925 by the bull of Pope Pius XI Vixdum Poloniae unitas. Erected an archdiocese on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus. The metropolitan see is Częstochowa with the Basilica of the Holy Family. The patron saint of the archdiocese is the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland.
Diocese of Bydgoszcz
Erected on 24 February 2004 by Pope John Paul II under a decree supplementing the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus, which entered into force on 25 March 2004. The capital of the diocese is Bydgoszcz with the Cathedral of St. Martin and St. Nicholas. The patrons saints of the diocese are Our Lady of Charity and Bl. Bishop Michał Kozal.
Diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec
The Diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec was established by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus on 25 March 1992 from a designated territory of the Archdiocese of Krakow (deaneries: Andrychów, Bielsko, Kęty, Oświęcim, Żywiec I, Żywiec II) and of the Diocese of Katowice (deaneries: Bielsko-Biała centre, Bielsko-Biała west, Cieszyn, Czechowice, Istebna, Skoczów, Strumień, Wisła).
Archdiocese of Białystok
As of 1962 it was an apostolic administration (Archdiocese of Białystok), covering the territory of the Archdiocese of Vilnius within the national borders of Poland after World War II. Erected a diocese on 5 June 1991, during Pope John Paul II’s visit to Białystok. Erected an archdiocese on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II by the bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus.
Eparchy of Wrocław-Koszalin
Erected on 1 June 1996 as the Eparchy of Wrocław-Gdańsk, as of 25 November 2020 as the Eparchy of Wrocław-Koszalin. It covers the territory corresponding to the boundaries of the following archdioceses of the Latin Church: Wrocław, Poznań, Szczecin-Kamień, Gniezno, Katowice, and Częstochowa (excluding the Diocese of Radom). The capital of the eparchy is Wrocław, with the Cathedral of St. Vincent and St. James in Wrocław and the Co-Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God in Koszalin.
Archeparchy of Przemyśl-Warszawa
The Diocese of Przemyśl of the eastern rite was erected in 1087. Erected the Archdiocese of Przemyśl-Warszawa on 31 May 1996. It covers the eastern part of Poland as of the Vistula. The capital of the archeparchy is Przemyśl, and its patrons are St. John the Baptist, the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph.
Eparchy of Olsztyn-Gdańsk
A Greek Catholic Diocese was erected on 25 November 2020. It covers a territory coinciding with the boundaries of the Latin Church metropolises of Warmia, Gdańsk, Białystok and the Diocese of Płock from the Warsaw metropolitan archdiocese. The capital of the diocese is Olsztyn with the Cathedral of the Care (Pokrova) of Our Lady in Olsztyn.
