Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}

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Bishop(s) Stanislaw Dziwisz, Cardinal, Archbishop Józef Guzdek, Auxiliary Bishop Jan Szkodon, Auxiliary Bishop Jan Zajac, Auxiliary Bishop Franciszek Macharski, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus Albin Malysiak, C.M., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Bielsko-Żywiec Kielce Tarnów

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 28 October 1925 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Poland Square Kilometers: 5,730 (2,213 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.diecezja.krakow.pl/ Mailing Address: ul. Franciszkanska 3, 31-004 Krakow, Polska Telephone: (012)62.88.100 Fax: 429.46.17

Historical Details

• Diocese of Kraków
  • Latin Name: Cracoviensis
  • Erected: 10th Century
  • Country: Poland

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Franciszek Krasiński † (2 Jun 1572 Appointed - 16 Mar 1577 Died)
• Jerzy Radziwiłł † (9 Aug 1591 Appointed - 21 Jan 1600 Died)
• Bernard Maciejowski † (23 May 1600 Appointed - 31 Jul 1606 Appointed, Archbishop of Gniezno)
• Jan Olbracht Wazy, S.J. † (20 Nov 1632 Appointed - 29 Dec 1634 Died)
• Jan (Kazimierz) Małachowski † (12 May 1681 Appointed - 20 Aug 1699 Died)
• Kazimierz Łubieński † (10 May 1710 Appointed - 11 May 1719 Died)
• Felicjan Konstanty Szaniawski † (3 Jul 1720 Appointed - 2 Jul 1732 Died)
• Andrzej Stanisław Załuski † (12 Mar 1746 Appointed - 16 Dec 1758 Died)
• Kajetan Ignacy Sołtyk † (12 Feb 1759 Appointed - 30 Jul 1788 Died)
• Feliks Paweł Turski † (20 Nov 1788 Appointed - 31 Mar 1800 Died)
• Andrzej Antoni Ignacy Gawronski † (24 Sep 1804 Appointed - 7 Apr 1813 Died)
• Jan Pavel Woronicz † (18 Dec 1815 Appointed - 28 Jan 1828 Appointed, Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw})
• Albin Dunajewski † (15 May 1879 Appointed - 18 Jun 1894 Died)
• Jan Maurycy Pawel Puzyna de Kosielsko † (22 Jan 1895 Appointed - 8 Sep 1911 Died)
• Adamo Stefano Sapieha † (24 Nov 1911 Appointed - 21 Jul 1951 Died)
• Karol Józef Wojtyla † (13 Jan 1964 Appointed - 16 Oct 1978 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Franciszek Macharski (29 Dec 1978 Appointed - 3 Jun 2005 Retired)
• Stanislaw Dziwisz (3 Jun 2005 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Kraków
10th Century	Erected		Diocese of Kraków (erected)
Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}
28 October 1925	Elevated	Diocese of Kraków	Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Katowice Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}	Diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec (erected)
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Częstochowa Diocese of Kielce Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}	Diocese of Sosnowiec (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}
1950	1,200,000	1,208,000	99.3%	560	520	1,080	1,111		1,207	2,300	320	ap1951
1969	1,738,946	1,779,427	97.7%	894	699	1,593	1,091		1,373	3,043	322	ap1971
1980	2,125,000	2,332,500	91.1%	985	649	1,634	1,300		1,479	2,954	331	ap1981
1990	2,200,150	2,246,900	97.9%	1,185	785	1,970	1,116		2,195	2,994	470	ap1991
1999	1,616,850	1,657,853	97.5%	1,046	842	1,888	856		1,908	2,738	390	ap2000
2000	1,615,785	1,666,884	96.9%	1,054	887	1,941	832		1,939	2,758	398	ap2001
2001	1,607,313	1,659,092	96.9%	1,064	907	1,971	815		1,880	2,689	400	ap2002
2002	1,572,266	1,634,465	96.2%	1,058	909	1,967	799		1,909	2,989	409	ap2003
2003	1,562,904	1,618,378	96.6%	1,066	936	2,002	780		1,921	2,869	610	ap2004
2004	1,566,555	1,618,593	96.8%	1,077	949	2,026	773		1,904	2,937	414	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Andrzej Maria Deskur (Priest: 20 Aug 1950 to 17 Jun 1974)
• Stanislaw Dziwisz (Priest: 23 Jun 1963 to 7 Feb 1998; Archbishop: 3 Jun 2005 - )
• Kazimierz Górny (Priest: 29 Jun 1960; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Oct 1984 to 25 Mar 1992)
• Józef Guzdek (Priest: 17 May 1981; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Aug 2004)
• Juliusz Janusz (Priest: 19 Mar 1967 to 25 Mar 1995)
• Marian Jaworski (Priest: 25 Jun 1950)
• Franciszek Macharski (Priest: 2 Apr 1950; Archbishop: 29 Dec 1978 to 3 Jun 2005)
• Albin Malysiak, C.M. (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jan 1970 to 27 Feb 1993)
• Stanislaw Nowak (Priest: 22 Jun 1958 to 26 Oct 1984)
• Kazimierz Nycz (Priest: 20 May 1973; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 May 1988 to 9 Jun 2004)
• Tadeusz Rakoczy (Priest: 23 Jun 1963 to 25 Mar 1992)
• Stanisław Ryłko (Priest: 30 Mar 1969 to 20 Dec 1995)
• Jan Szkodon (Priest: 22 Mar 1970; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 May 1988)
• Józef Wesołowski (Priest: 21 May 1972 to 3 Nov 1999)
• Jan Zajac (Priest: 23 Jun 1963; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Aug 2004)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Eugeniusz Baziak † (Apostolic Administrator: 23 Mar 1951 to 15 Jun 1962)
• Albin Dunajewski † (Priest: 28 Jul 1861; Bishop: 15 May 1879 to 18 Jun 1894)
• Marcin von Dundin Sulgustowski † (Priest: 23 Sep 1797 to 15 Mar 1830)
• Andrzej Antoni Ignacy Gawronski † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1804 to 7 Apr 1813)
• Julian Groblicki † (Priest: 9 Apr 1933; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 May 1960 to 4 May 1995)
• Franciszek Krasiński † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1572 to 16 Mar 1577)
• Michal Ignacy Kunicki † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1726 to 9 Nov 1751)
• Kazimierz Łubieński † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1701 to 1705; Bishop: 10 May 1710 to 11 May 1719)
• Bernard Maciejowski † (Bishop: 23 May 1600 to 31 Jul 1606)
• Jan (Kazimierz) Małachowski † (Bishop: 12 May 1681 to 20 Aug 1699)
• Anatol Novak (Nowak) † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Dec 1900 to 30 Sep 1924)
• Tomasz Nowinski, C.R.S. Sepul. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Sep 1816 to 4 Jan 1830)
• Jan Pietraszko † (Priest: 5 Apr 1936; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Nov 1962 to 2 Mar 1988)
• Jan Maurycy Pawel Puzyna de Kosielsko † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1895 to 8 Sep 1911)
• Jerzy Radziwiłł † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1591 to 21 Jan 1600)
• Stanislaw Rospond † (Priest: 1901; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Mar 1927 to 4 Feb 1958)
• Adamo Stefano Sapieha † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1911; Archbishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 21 Jul 1951)
• Marcin von Siemieński † (Priest: 22 Dec 1781 to 8 Mar 1816)
• Stanislaw Smolenski † (Priest: 24 Oct 1937; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jan 1970 to 1 Feb 1992)
• Kajetan Ignacy Sołtyk † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1759 to 30 Jul 1788)
• Felicjan Konstanty Szaniawski † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1720 to 2 Jul 1732)
• Michał Szembek † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1706 to 1726)
• Stanislaw Szembek † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jan 1690 to 21 Jun 1700)
• Feliks Paweł Turski † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1788 to 31 Mar 1800)
• Jan Olbracht Wazy, S.J. † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1632 to 29 Dec 1634)
• Karol Józef Wojtyla † (Priest: 1 Nov 1946; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jul 1958; Archbishop: 13 Jan 1964 to 16 Oct 1978)
• Jan Pavel Woronicz † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1815 to 28 Jan 1828)
• Andrzej Stanisław Załuski † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1746 to 16 Dec 1758)