Kraków {Cracow} (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Stanisław Dziwisz, Cardinal, Archbishop
Damian Andrzej Muskus, O.F.M., Auxiliary Bishop
Grzegorz Ryś, Auxiliary Bishop
Jan Szkodoń, Auxiliary Bishop
Jan Zając, Auxiliary Bishop
Franciszek Macharski, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

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: Kuria Metropolitalna, ul. Franciszkanska 3, 31-004 Krakow, Polska
Telephone: (012)62.88.100
Fax: 42.94.617

Historical Details

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

Past and Present Ordinaries

Stanisław Szczepanowski † ( 1072 Appointed - 11 Apr 1079 Died)
Bl. Wincenty Kadłubek, O. Cist. † (28 Mar 1208 Appointed - 1218 Resigned)
Iwo Odrowąż † (28 Sep 1218 Appointed - 21 Jul 1229 Died)
Wisław Zambra (z Koscielca) † ( 1231 Appointed - 15 Mar 1242 Died)
Jan Prandota † ( 1242 Appointed - 20 Sep 1266 Died)
Pawel z Przemankowa † (9 Oct 1266 Appointed - 29 Nov 1292 Died)
Jan Grotowic † (1 Oct 1326 Appointed - 5 Aug 1347 Died)
Maffiolus de Lampugnano † (1 Mar 1392 Appointed - 17 Apr 1393 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Płock)
Wojciech Jastrzebiec † (9 Aug 1412 Appointed - 9 Jul 1423 Appointed, Archbishop of Gniezno)
Zbigniew z Oleśnicy † (1 Jul 1423 Appointed - 1 Apr 1455 Died)
Tomasz Strzępiński † (25 Sep 1455 Appointed - 22 Sep 1460 Died)
Jakub Sienienski (z Sienna) † (24 Nov 1460 Appointed - 7 Jan 1462 Resigned)
Johann Gruszczynski † (14 Dec 1463 Appointed - 19 Oct 1464 Appointed, Archbishop of Gniezno)
Johann Rzeszowski † (13 Nov 1471 Appointed - 28 Feb 1488 Died)
Fryderyk Jagiellończyk † (2 May 1488 Confirmed - 14 Mar 1503 Died)
Jan Konarski † (21 Jul 1503 Appointed - 6 Apr 1524 Resigned)
Piotr Tomicki † (9 Dec 1523 Appointed - 10 Oct 1535 Died)
Jan Latalski † (15 Mar 1536 Appointed - 17 Aug 1537 Appointed, Archbishop of Gniezno)
Bl. Jan Chojeński † (17 Aug 1537 Appointed - 11 Mar 1538 Died)
Piotr Gamrat † (29 Jul 1538 Appointed - 28 Jan 1541 Appointed, Archbishop of Gniezno)
Samuel Maciejowski † (19 Jun 1546 Appointed - 26 Oct 1550 Died)
Andrzej Zebrzydowski † (25 Feb 1551 Appointed - 25 May 1560 Died)
Filip Padniewski † (17 Jul 1560 Appointed - 12 Apr 1572 Died)
Franciszek Krasiński † (2 Jun 1572 Appointed - 16 Mar 1577 Died)
Piotr Myszkowski † (5 Jul 1577 Appointed - 5 Apr 1591 Died)
Jerzy Radziwiłł † (9 Aug 1591 Appointed - 21 Jan 1600 Died)
Bernard Maciejowski † (23 May 1600 Appointed - 31 Jul 1606 Appointed, Archbishop of Gniezno)
Piotr Tylicki † (Jan 1607 Appointed - 13 Jul 1616 Died)
Marcin Szyszkowski † (17 Oct 1616 Appointed - 30 Apr 1630 Died)
Andrzej Lipski † (2 Dec 1630 Appointed - 4 Sep 1631 Died)
Jan Olbracht Wazy, S.J. † (20 Nov 1632 Appointed - 29 Dec 1634 Died)
Jakub Zadzik † ( 1635 Appointed - 1642 Died)
Piotr Gembicki † (10 Nov 1642 Appointed - 14 Jul 1657 Died)
Andrzej Trzebicki † (2 Mar 1658 Appointed - 28 Dec 1680 Died)
Jan Małachowski † (12 May 1681 Appointed - 20 Aug 1699 Died)
Stanisław Kazimierz Dąmbski † (30 Mar 1700 Appointed - 28 Nov 1700 Died)
Jerzy Albrecht Denhoff † (9 May 1701 Appointed - 16 Mar 1702 Died)
Kazimierz Łubieński † (7 May 1710 Appointed - 11 May 1719 Died)
Felicjan Konstanty Szaniawski † (3 Jul 1720 Appointed - 2 Jul 1732 Died)
Jan Aleksander Lipski † (19 Dec 1732 Appointed - 20 Feb 1746 Died)
Andrzej Stanisław Załuski † (2 May 1746 Confirmed - 16 Dec 1758 Died)
Kajetan Ignacy Sołtyk † (13 Mar 1759 Confirmed - 30 Jul 1788 Died)
Feliks Paweł Turski † (20 Nov 1788 Appointed - 31 Mar 1800 Died)
Andrzej Antoni Ignacy Gawroński † (24 Sep 1804 Confirmed - 7 Apr 1813 Died)
Jan Pavel Woronicz † (18 Dec 1815 Appointed - 28 Jan 1828 Appointed, Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw})
Karol Skórkowski † (27 Jul 1829 Appointed - 25 Jan 1851 Died)
Albin Dunajewski † (15 May 1879 Confirmed - 18 Jun 1894 Died)
Jan Maurycy Pawel Puzyna z Kosielsko † (22 Jan 1895 Appointed - 8 Sep 1911 Died)
Adamo Stefano Sapieha † (24 Nov 1911 Appointed - 21 Jul 1951 Died)
Bl. Karol Józef Wojtyła † (13 Jan 1964 Appointed - 16 Oct 1978 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
Franciszek Macharski (29 Dec 1978 Appointed - 3 Jun 2005 Retired)
Stanisław Dziwisz (3 Jun 2005 Appointed - )

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)

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

2010 1,556,000 1,601,000 97.2% 1,121 968 2,089 744 1,828 2,673 439 ap2011

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	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
2010	1,556,000	1,601,000	97.2%	1,121	968	2,089	744	1,828	2,673	439	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Stanisław 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 to 4 Dec 2010)
Juliusz Janusz (Priest: 19 Mar 1967 to 25 Mar 1995)
Marian Jaworski (Priest: 25 Jun 1950 to 21 May 1984)
Franciszek Macharski (Priest: 2 Apr 1950; Archbishop: 29 Dec 1978 to 3 Jun 2005)
Damian Andrzej Muskus, O.F.M. (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jul 2011)
Stanisław 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)
Grzegorz Ryś (Priest: 22 May 1988; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jul 2011)
Jan Szkodoń (Priest: 22 Mar 1970; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 May 1988)
Józef Wesołowski (Priest: 21 May 1972 to 3 Nov 1999)
Andrew Peter Wypych (Priest: 29 Apr 1979 to 1 Sep 1989)
Jan Zając (Priest: 23 Jun 1963; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Aug 2004)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jan Amicinus † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Aug 1503 to 16 Oct 1526)
Eugeniusz Baziak † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Apr 1951; Apostolic Administrator: 23 Jul 1951 to 15 Jun 1962)
Marcin Białobrzeski, O. Cist. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Apr 1566 to 19 Jul 1577)
St. Józef Bilczewski † (Priest: 6 Jul 1884 to 17 Dec 1900)
Bl. Jan Chojeński † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1537 to 11 Mar 1538)
Erasmus de Cracovia, O. Cist. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Nov 1544)
Stanisław Kazimierz Dąmbski † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1700 to 28 Nov 1700)
Paulus Dembski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Mar 1587)
Jerzy Albrecht Denhoff † (Bishop: 9 May 1701 to 16 Mar 1702)
Andrzej Maria Deskur † (Priest: 20 Aug 1950 to 17 Jun 1974)
Albin Dunajewski † (Priest: 28 Jul 1861; Bishop: 15 May 1879 to 18 Jun 1894)
Marcin von Dundin Sulgustowski † (Priest: 23 Sep 1797 to 28 Feb 1831)
Antonio Gałecki † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Sep 1862 to 1888)
Piotr Gamrat † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1538 to 28 Jan 1541; Apostolic Administrator: 28 May 1541 to 27 Aug 1545)
Andrzej Antoni Ignacy Gawroński † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1804 to 7 Apr 1813)
Piotr Gembicki † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1642 to 14 Jul 1657)
Julian Jan Groblicki † (Priest: 9 Apr 1933; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 May 1960 to 4 May 1995)
Jan Grotowic † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1326 to 5 Aug 1347)
Johann Gruszczynski † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1463 to 19 Oct 1464)
Fryderyk Jagiellończyk † (Bishop: 2 May 1488; Priest: 24 Mar 1493 to 14 Mar 1503)
Wojciech Jastrzebiec † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1412 to 9 Jul 1423)
Bl. Wincenty Kadłubek, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1208 to 1218)
Jan Konarski † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1503 to 6 Apr 1524)
Franciszek Krasiński † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1572 to 16 Mar 1577)
Michal Ignacy Kunicki † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1726 to 9 Nov 1751)
Maffiolus de Lampugnano † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 1 Mar 1392 to 17 Apr 1393)
Jan Latalski † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1536 to 17 Aug 1537)
Jan Kanty Leńczowski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Aug 1767)
Andrzej Lipski † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1630 to 4 Sep 1631)
Jan Aleksander Lipski † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1732 to 20 Feb 1746)
Kazimierz Łubieński † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jan 1701 to 14 Dec 1705; Bishop: 7 May 1710 to 11 May 1719)
Bernard Maciejowski † (Bishop: 23 May 1600 to 31 Jul 1606)
Samuel Maciejowski † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1546 to 26 Oct 1550)
Dominik Malachowski, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Apr 1527 to 15 Mar 1544)
Jan Małachowski † (Bishop: 12 May 1681 to 20 Aug 1699)
Albin Małysiak, C.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jan 1970 to 27 Feb 1993)
Jacobus Milenski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Oct 1578)
Piotr Myszkowski † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1577 to 5 Apr 1591)
Anatol Wincenty Nowak (Novak) † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Dec 1900 to 30 Sep 1924)
Tomasz Nowiński, C.R.S. Sepul. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Sep 1816 to 4 Jan 1830)
Mikolaj Oborski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Mar 1658 to 1687)
Iwo Odrowąż † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1218 to 21 Jul 1229)
Józef Olechowski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Apr 1786 to 18 Jan 1809)
Zbigniew z Oleśnicy † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1423; Priest: 18 Dec 1423; Bishop: 19 Dec 1423 to 1 Apr 1455)
Filip Padniewski † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1560 to 12 Apr 1572)
Jan Pietraszko † (Priest: 5 Apr 1936; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Nov 1962 to 2 Mar 1988)
Michal Jerzy Poniatowski † (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Apr 1775 to 14 Feb 1785)
Franciszek Potkański † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jul 1753 to 31 Mar 1786)
Jan Prandota † (Bishop: 1242 to 20 Sep 1266)
Pawel z Przemankowa † (Bishop: 9 Oct 1266; Priest: 12 Mar 1267; Bishop: 13 Mar 1267 to 29 Nov 1292)
Jan Maurycy Pawel Puzyna z Kosielsko † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1895 to 8 Sep 1911)
Wojciech Józef Radoszewski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Apr 1787)
Jerzy Radziwiłł † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1591 to 21 Jan 1600)
Stanislaw Rospond † (Priest: 10 Aug 1901; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Mar 1927 to 4 Feb 1958)
Johann Rzeszowski † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1471 to 28 Feb 1488)
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)
Jakub Sienienski (z Sienna) † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1460 to 7 Jan 1462)
Karol Skórkowski † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1829 to 25 Jan 1851)
Stanisław Słomowski (Szbomowski) † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Feb 1560 to 7 Sep 1565)
Stanislaw Smolenski † (Priest: 24 Oct 1937; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jan 1970 to 1 Feb 1992)
Kajetan Ignacy Sołtyk † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1759 to 30 Jul 1788)
Andreas Spots † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Mar 1547)
Tomasz Strzępiński † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1455 to 22 Sep 1460)
Felicjan Konstanty Szaniawski † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1720 to 2 Jul 1732)
Stanisław Szczepanowski † (Bishop: 1072 to 11 Apr 1079)
Michał Szembek † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Sep 1706 to 1726)
Stanislaw Szembek † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jan 1690 to 21 Jun 1700)
Marcin Szyszkowski † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1616 to 30 Apr 1630)
Piotr Tomicki † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1523 to 10 Oct 1535)
Andrzej Trzebicki † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1658 to 28 Dec 1680)
Feliks Paweł Turski † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1788 to 31 Mar 1800)
Piotr Tylicki † (Bishop: Jan 1607 to 13 Jul 1616)
Jan Olbracht Wazy, S.J. † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1632 to 29 Dec 1634)
Bl. Karol Józef Wojtyła † (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)
Jakub Zadzik † (Bishop: 1635 to 1642)
Andrzej Stanisław Załuski † (Bishop: 2 May 1746 to 16 Dec 1758)
Wisław Zambra (z Koscielca) † (Bishop: 1231 to 15 Mar 1242)
Andrzej Zebrzydowski † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1551 to 25 May 1560)
Franciszek Ksawery Zglenicki † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Sep 1824 to 27 Jan 1841)
Georg (Jerzy) , O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1446 to 1461)

Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}

Archidioecesis Cracoviensis