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.