Archdiocese of Warszawa {Warsaw}

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Bishop(s) Kazimierz Nycz, Archbishop Marian Dus, Auxiliary Bishop Piotr Jarecki, Auxiliary Bishop Tadeusz Pikus, Auxiliary Bishop Józef Glemp, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Płock Warszawa-Praga

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 30 June 1818 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Poland Square Kilometers: 3,350 (1,293 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.archidiecezja.warszawa.pl/ Mailing Address: ul. Miodow 17-19, 00-246 Warszawa, Polska Telephone: (022)531-72-00 Fax: 635-43-24

Historical Details

• Diocese of Warszawa
  • Latin Name: Varsaviensis
  • Erected: 16 October 1798
  • Country: Poland

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Józef Miaskowski † (29 Oct 1798 Appointed - 16 Nov 1804 Died)
• Franciszek Skarbek von Malczewski † (2 Oct 1818 Appointed - 18 Apr 1819 Died)
• Wojciech Skarszewski † ( 1824 Appointed - 12 Jun 1827 Died)
• Jan Pavel Woronicz † (28 Jan 1828 Appointed - 6 Dec 1829 Died)
• Stanisław Kostka Choromański † (21 Nov 1836 Appointed - 21 Feb 1838 Died)
• Bl. Zygmunt Szczêsny Feliñski † (6 Jan 1862 Appointed - 15 Mar 1883 Resigned)
• Vincent Teofilo Popiel † (15 Mar 1883 Appointed - 8 Dec 1912 Died)
• Aleksander Kakowski † (7 May 1913 Appointed - 30 Dec 1938 Died)
• August Hlond, S.D.B. † (13 Jun 1946 Appointed - 22 Oct 1948 Died)
• Stefan Wyszynski † (12 Nov 1948 Appointed - 28 May 1981 Died)
• Józef Glemp (7 Jul 1981 Appointed - 6 Dec 2006 Retired)
• Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus (6 Dec 2006 Appointed - 6 Jan 2007 Resigned)
• Kazimierz Nycz (3 Mar 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Warszawa
16 October 1798	Erected		Diocese of Warszawa (erected)
Archdiocese of Warszawa {Warsaw}
30 June 1818	Elevated	Diocese of Warszawa	Archdiocese of Warszawa {Warsaw}
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
Archdiocese of Warszawa {Warsaw}
1950	1,600,000	1,875,000	85.3%	478	179	657	2,435		569	1,948	278	ap1951
1970	2,700,000	3,100,000	87.1%	915	485	1,400	1,928		896	3,529	309	ap1971
1980	3,170,390	3,463,290	91.5%	1,017	485	1,502	2,110		1,002	3,418	366	ap1981
1990	2,985,000	3,110,000	96.0%	1,129	488	1,617	1,846		924	4,560	440	ap1991
1999	1,445,000	1,523,000	94.9%	625	409	1,034	1,397		918	2,516	198	ap2000
2000	1,435,000	1,525,000	94.1%	636	389	1,025	1,400		830	2,524	200	ap2001
2001	1,435,950	1,525,000	94.2%	648	472	1,120	1,282		916	2,363	203	ap2002
2002	1,436,225	1,525,000	94.2%	661	453	1,114	1,289		900	2,378	209	ap2003
2003	1,437,450	1,525,420	94.2%	673	433	1,106	1,299		876	2,375	210	ap2004
2004	1,438,200	1,533,000	93.8%	674	480	1,154	1,246		929	2,098	210	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Marian Dus (Priest: 9 Jun 1968; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Dec 1985)
• Józef Glemp (Archbishop: 7 Jul 1981 to 6 Dec 2006; Apostolic Administrator: 6 Jan 2007 to 3 Mar 2007)
• Piotr Jarecki (Priest: 1 Jun 1980; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Apr 1994)
• Romuald Kaminski (Priest: 7 Jun 1981 to 25 Mar 1992)
• Stanislaw Kedziora (Priest: 3 Aug 1958; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Mar 1987 to 25 Mar 1992)
• Kazimierz Nycz (Archbishop: 3 Mar 2007 - )
• Tadeusz Pikus (Priest: 7 Jun 1981; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Apr 1999)
• Kazimierz Romaniuk (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Feb 1982 to 25 Mar 1992)
• Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus (Archbishop: 6 Dec 2006 to 6 Jan 2007)
• Józef Zawitkowski (Priest: 20 May 1962; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 May 1990 to 25 Mar 1992)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Tomas Chmielewski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Oct 1837 to 30 Jul 1844)
• Stanisław Kostka Choromański † (Archbishop: 21 Nov 1836 to 21 Feb 1838)
• Zygmunt Choromański † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 May 1946 to 26 Dec 1968)
• Bronislaw Dabrowski, F.D.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Nov 1961 to 25 Dec 1997)
• Bl. Zygmunt Szczêsny Feliñski † (Archbishop: 6 Jan 1862 to 15 Mar 1883)
• Stanislaw Gall † (Priest: 29 Jun 1887; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Jul 1918 to 30 Dec 1938)
• August Hlond, S.D.B. † (Archbishop: 13 Jun 1946 to 22 Oct 1948)
• Aleksander Kakowski † (Priest: 30 May 1886; Archbishop: 7 May 1913 to 30 Dec 1938)
• Zbigniew Józef Kraszewski † (Priest: 12 Mar 1949; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Nov 1970 to 25 Mar 1992)
• Waclaw Majewski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 May 1946 to 14 Jan 1983)
• Franciszek Skarbek von Malczewski † (Archbishop: 2 Oct 1818 to 18 Apr 1819)
• Józef Miaskowski † (Bishop: 29 Oct 1798 to 16 Nov 1804)
• Wladyslaw Miziolek † (Priest: 23 Jun 1940; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Feb 1969 to 1 Feb 1992)
• Jerzy Modzelewski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Nov 1958 to 27 Oct 1986)
• Vincent Teofilo Popiel † (Archbishop: 15 Mar 1883 to 8 Dec 1912)
• Paolo Rezwuski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Mar 1863)
• Kazimierz Ruszkiewicz † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Mar 1884 to 1925)
• Paolo Rzewski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Mar 1863)
• Wojciech Skarszewski † (Archbishop: 1824 to 12 Jun 1827)
• Władysław Szcześniak † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 May 1925 to 9 Sep 1926)
• Antonio Wladislao Szlagowski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jul 1928 to 28 Feb 1956)
• Jan Pavel Woronicz † (Archbishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 6 Dec 1829)
• Franciszek Ignacy Wysocki † (Priest: 15 Apr 1702 to 14 Jun 1728)
• Stefan Wyszynski † (Archbishop: 12 Nov 1948 to 28 May 1981)