Archdiocese of Przemyśl

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Bishop(s) Józef Michalik, Archbishop Marian Rojek, Auxiliary Bishop Adam Szal, Auxiliary Bishop Ignacy Tokarczuk, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Rzeszów Zamość-Lubaczów

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 25 March 1992 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Poland Square Kilometers: 9,750 (3,765 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.przemysl.opoka.org.pl/ Mailing Address: Pl. Katedralny 4/A, 37-700 Przemysl, Polska Telephone: (016)678.66.94 Fax: 678.26.74

Historical Details

• Diocese of Przemyśl
  • Latin Name: Premisliensis Latinorum
  • Erected: 13 April 1375
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lviv
  • Country: Poland

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Wojciech Baranowski † ( 1585 Appointed - 1591 Appointed, Bishop of Płock)
• Jan Wężyk † ( 1619 Appointed - 1624 Appointed, Bishop of Poznań)
• Andrzej Szołdrski † (14 Aug 1635 Appointed - 21 Jul 1636 Appointed, Bishop of Poznań)
• Piotr Gembicki † (22 Feb 1637 Ordained Bishop - )
• Jan Stanisław Zbaski † (11 Oct 1677 Appointed - 3 Sep 1688 Appointed, Bishop of Warmia)
• Jan Kazimierz de Alten Bokum † (18 Jul 1701 Appointed - 27 Jun 1718 Appointed, Bishop of Chelmno (Culma))
• Krzysztof Andrzej Jan Szembek † (15 Mar 1719 Appointed - 14 Feb 1724 Appointed, Bishop of Warmia)
• Alexander Antoni Pleszowice Fredro † ( 1724 Appointed - 1734 Died)
• Waclaw Hieronim Sierakowski † ( 1741 Appointed - 1760 Died)
• Walenty Franciszek Wężyk † ( 1765 Appointed - 1766 Died)
• Andrzej Mikolaj Stanislaw Kostka Mlodziejowski † (2 Feb 1767 Ordained Bishop - 1768 Appointed, Bishop of Poznań)
• Józef Tadeusz Kierski † ( 1768 Appointed - 1783 Died)
• Franciszek Ksawery Wierzchleyski † (27 Jul 1846 Appointed - 23 Mar 1860 Appointed, Archbishop of Lviv)
• Adam Jasinski † (23 Mar 1860 Appointed - 3 Mar 1862 Died)
• Mattia Hirschler † (27 Jun 1870 Appointed - 1881 Died)
• Luca Solecki † (27 Mar 1882 Appointed - )
• St. Józef Sebastian Pelczar † (17 Dec 1900 Appointed - 28 Mar 1924 Died)
• Anatol Novak (Nowak) † (30 Sep 1924 Appointed - 5 Apr 1933 Died)
• Franciszek Barda † (25 Nov 1933 Appointed - 13 Nov 1964 Died)
• Ignacy Tokarczuk (3 Dec 1965 Appointed - 17 Apr 1993 Retired)
• Józef Michalik (17 Apr 1993 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Przemyśl
13 April 1375	Erected		Diocese of Przemyśl (erected)
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Przemyśl Diocese of Tarnów	Diocese of Rzeszów (erected)
Archdiocese of Przemyśl
25 March 1992	Elevated	Diocese of Przemyśl	Archdiocese of Przemyśl

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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
Diocese of Przemyśl
1950	1,200,000	2,000,000	60.0%	642	122	764	1,570		306	1,180	449	ap1951
1970		1,360,000	.0%	800	115	915	0		115	1,310	420	ap1971*
1980	1,485,553	1,524,029	97.5%	872	110	982	1,512		128	1,250	487	ap1981
1990	1,636,708	1,646,407	99.4%	1,126	170	1,296	1,262		211	1,472	589	ap1991
Archdiocese of Przemyśl
1999	817,976	820,000	99.8%	793	174	967	845		220	1,161	377	ap2000
2000	818,947	822,000	99.6%	777	176	953	859		244	1,170	381	ap2001
2001	817,266	820,000	99.7%	780	178	958	853		251	1,188	384	ap2002
2002	812,667	815,000	99.7%	783	178	961	845		248	1,190	384	ap2003
2003	813,841	820,000	99.2%	802	178	980	830		247	1,195	384	ap2004
2004	763,352	780,000	97.9%	807	176	983	776		238	1,122	383	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Edward Eugeniusz Bialoglowski (Priest: 17 Jun 1972; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Nov 1987 to 25 Mar 1992)
• Edward Marian Frankowski (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Feb 1989 to 25 Mar 1992)
• Józef Michalik (Archbishop: 17 Apr 1993)
• Jan Niemiec (Priest: 24 Jun 1987 to 21 Oct 2006)
• Edward Nowak (Priest: 13 Jan 1963 to 24 Feb 1990)
• Marian Rojek (Priest: 7 Jun 1981; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Dec 2005)
• Adam Szal (Priest: 31 May 1979; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Nov 2000)
• Ignacy Tokarczuk (Bishop: 3 Dec 1965; Archbishop (Personal Title): 2 Jun 1991; Archbishop: 25 Mar 1992 to 17 Apr 1993)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Wojciech Baranowski † (Bishop: 1585 to 1591)
• Franciszek Barda † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jul 1931; Bishop: 25 Nov 1933 to 13 Nov 1964)
• Tadeusz Boguslaw Blazkiewicz † (Priest: 19 Jun 1949; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jun 1970 to 7 Jun 1993)
• Jan Kazimierz de Alten Bokum † (Priest: 2 Feb 1698; Bishop: 18 Jul 1701 to 27 Jun 1718)
• Karol Józef Fischer † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Apr 1901 to 21 Sep 1931)
• Alexander Antoni Pleszowice Fredro † (Bishop: 1724 to 1734)
• Piotr Gembicki † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1637)
• Mattia Hirschler † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1870 to 1881)
• Stanisław Józef Hozjusz † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1719 to 1722)
• Stanislaw Jakiel † (Priest: 26 Jul 1934; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jun 1957 to 26 Mar 1983)
• Adam Jasinski † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1860 to 3 Mar 1862)
• Józef Tadeusz Kierski † (Bishop: 1768 to 1783)
• Ignazio Lobos † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Mar 1882)
• Andrzej Mikolaj Stanislaw Kostka Mlodziejowski † (Bishop: 1766 to 1768)
• Stefan Moskwa † (Priest: 7 Jun 1959; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Nov 1983 to 18 Oct 2004)
• Anatol Novak (Nowak) † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1924 to 5 Apr 1933)
• St. Józef Sebastian Pelczar † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1900 to 28 Mar 1924)
• Waclaw Hieronim Sierakowski † (Bishop: 1741 to 1760)
• Luca Solecki † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1882)
• Kazimierz Szczuka † (Priest: 13 Jul 1670 to 2 Oct 1693)
• Krzysztof Andrzej Jan Szembek † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1719 to 14 Feb 1724)
• Andrzej Szołdrski † (Bishop: 14 Aug 1635 to 21 Jul 1636)
• Boleslaw Lukasz Taborski † (Priest: 10 Sep 1939; Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Oct 1963 to 27 Feb 1993)
• Wojciech Tomaka † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Nov 1933 to 1964)
• Jan Wężyk † (Bishop: 1619 to 1624)
• Walenty Franciszek Wężyk † (Bishop: 1765 to 1766)
• Franciszek Ksawery Wierzchleyski † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1846 to 23 Mar 1860)
• Jan Stanisław Zbaski † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1677 to 3 Sep 1688)