Diocese of Płock

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Bishop(s) Piotr Libera, Bishop Roman Adam Marcinkowski, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 10th Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Warszawa {Warsaw} Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Poland Square Kilometers: 11,000 (4,248 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.diecezja.plock.opoka.org.pl/ Mailing Address: ul. Tumska 3, 09-402 Plock, Polska Telephone: (024)2622-640 Fax: 2626-716

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Wojciech Baranowski † ( 1591 Appointed - 1607 Appointed, Bishop of Włocławek)
• Henryk Firlej † ( 1617 Appointed - 1624 Appointed, Archbishop of Gniezno)
• Jan Gembicki † (11 May 1655 Appointed - 13 Mar 1674 Appointed, Bishop of Włocławek)
• Andrzej Chryzostom Załuski † (15 Oct 1692 Appointed - 6 Jun 1698 Appointed, Bishop of Warmia)
• Andrzej Stanisław Załuski † (22 Nov 1723 Appointed - 19 Nov 1736 Appointed, Bishop of Luceoria o Łuck)
• Antoni Sebastian Dembowski † ( 1737 Appointed - )
• Józef Eustachy Szembek † ( 1753 Appointed - 1758 Died)
• Michal Jerzy Poniatowski † ( 1773 Appointed - 1784 Appointed, Archbishop of Gniezno)
• Krysztof Hilary Szembek † (2 Oct 1784 Succeeded - 5 Sep 1797 Died)
• Tomasz Ostaszewski † (4 Sep 1815 Appointed - 17 Jan 1817 Died)
• Adam Michal Prażmowski † (7 Jun 1818 Ordained Bishop - )
• Vincent Teofilo Popiel † (16 Mar 1863 Appointed - 5 Jul 1875 Appointed, Bishop of Włocławek)
• Francesco Albino Symon † (21 Jul 1897 Appointed - 15 Apr 1901 Resigned)
• Jerzy Józef Elizeusz Szembek † ( 1901 Appointed - 1903 Appointed, Archbishop of Mohilev)
• Apollinare Wnukowski † (1 Apr 1904 Appointed - 1908 Appointed, Archbishop of Mohilev)
• Bl. Antonio Giuliano Nowowiejski † (12 Jun 1908 Appointed - 1941 Died)
• Tadeusz Pawel Zakrzewski † (12 Apr 1946 Appointed - 26 Nov 1961 Died)
• Bogdan Marian Wincenty Sikorski † (21 Jan 1964 Appointed - 4 Feb 1988 Died)
• Zygmunt Kaminski (4 Feb 1988 Succeeded - 1 May 1999 Appointed, Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień)
• Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus (24 May 1999 Appointed - 6 Dec 2006 Appointed, Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw})
• Piotr Libera (2 May 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
10th Century	Erected		Diocese of Płock (erected)
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Łódź Diocese of Płock Archdiocese of Warszawa {Warsaw}	Diocese of Łowicz (erected)
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Płock Archdiocese of Warszawa {Warsaw}	Diocese of Warszawa-Praga (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
1950	800,000	810,000	98.8%	275	38	313	2,555		75	450	228	ap1951
1970	850,000	875,000	97.1%	409	54	463	1,835		85	550	231	ap1971
1980	848,000	877,000	96.7%	454	59	513	1,653		99	543	249	ap1981
1990	940,000	958,000	98.1%	517	57	574	1,637		115	433	269	ap1991
1999	780,000	812,000	96.1%	512	51	563	1,385		112	268	242	ap2000
2000	778,000	810,000	96.0%	528	53	581	1,339		63	273	242	ap2001
2001	778,000	809,000	96.2%	524	47	571	1,362		62	294	242	ap2002
2002	778,000	808,000	96.3%	534	58	592	1,314		73	285	243	ap2003
2003	777,500	807,400	96.3%	535	58	593	1,311		73	280	243	ap2004
2004	777,000	806,800	96.3%	545	58	603	1,288		131	280	243	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Zygmunt Kaminski (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Jan 1984; Bishop: 4 Feb 1988 to 1 May 1999)
• Piotr Libera (Bishop: 2 May 2007 - )
• Roman Adam Marcinkowski (Priest: 13 Jun 1965; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Feb 1985)
• Andrzej Wojciech Suski (Priest: 13 Jun 1965; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Aug 1986 to 25 Mar 1992)
• Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus (Bishop: 24 May 1999 to 6 Dec 2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Wojciech Baranowski † (Bishop: 1591 to 1607)
• Stanislaw Calowanski †
• Antoni Sebastian Dembowski † (Bishop: 1737 - )
• Stefan Denisiewicz † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Nov 1908)
• Piotr Dudziec † (Priest: 19 Jun 1932; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jun 1950 to 13 Jun 1970)
• Henryk Firlej † (Bishop: 1617 to 1624)
• Jan Gembicki † (Bishop: 11 May 1655 to 13 Mar 1674)
• Antoni Luboradzki † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Jun 1805 to 14 Apr 1822)
• Bonawentura Madalinski † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1672)
• Bl. Antonio Giuliano Nowowiejski † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1908 to 1941)
• Tomasz Ostaszewski † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1815 to 17 Jan 1817)
• Michal Jerzy Poniatowski † (Bishop: 1773 to 1784)
• Vincent Teofilo Popiel † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1863 to 5 Jul 1875)
• Adam Michal Prażmowski † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1818)
• Bogdan Marian Wincenty Sikorski † (Bishop: 21 Jan 1964 to 4 Feb 1988)
• Francesco Albino Symon † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1897 to 15 Apr 1901)
• Bl. Adolf Peter Szelazek † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Jul 1918 to 14 Dec 1925)
• Jerzy Józef Elizeusz Szembek † (Bishop: 1901 to 1903)
• Józef Eustachy Szembek † (Bishop: 1753 to 1758)
• Krysztof Hilary Szembek † (Coadjutor Bishop: 29 May 1775; Bishop: 2 Oct 1784 to 5 Sep 1797)
• Leon Wetmański † (Priest: 1912; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 1927 to 10 Oct 1941)
• Apollinare Wnukowski † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1904 to 1908)
• Jan Wosinski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Nov 1961 to 19 Oct 1991)
• Tadeusz Pawel Zakrzewski † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1946 to 26 Nov 1961)
• Andrzej Chryzostom Załuski † (Bishop: 15 Oct 1692 to 6 Jun 1698)
• Andrzej Stanisław Załuski † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1723 to 19 Nov 1736)
• Marcin Załuski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1696)
• Marcin Załuski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1732)
• Pawel Antoni Załuski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1711)