Archdiocese of Warmia

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Bishop(s) Wojciech Ziemba, Archbishop Jacek Jezierski, Auxiliary Bishop Edmund Michal Piszcz, Archbishop Emeritus Julian Andrzej Wojtkowski, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Elbląg Ełk

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 25 March 1992 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Poland Square Kilometers: 12,000 (4,635 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.warmia.opoka.org.pl/ Mailing Address: ul. Staszica 5, 10-025 Olsztyn, Polska Telephone: (089)527-22-80

Historical Details

• Diocese of Warmia
  • Latin Name: Varmiensis
  • Erected: 13th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Warszawa {Warsaw}
  • Country: Poland

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Enea Silvio Piccolomini † (12 Aug 1457 Appointed - 19 Aug 1458 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Wacław Leszczyński † (6 Apr 1644 Appointed - 27 Jan 1659 Appointed, Archbishop of Gniezno)
• Jan Stefan Wydzga † (18 Aug 1659 Appointed - 17 Jul 1679 Appointed, Archbishop of Gniezno)
• Mikołaj Prażmowski † ( 1664 Appointed - 1666 Appointed, Archbishop of Gniezno)
• Augustyn Michal Stefan Radziejowski † (21 Oct 1679 Appointed - 17 May 1688 Appointed, Archbishop of Gniezno)
• Jan Stanisław Zbaski † (3 Sep 1688 Appointed - 21 May 1697 Died)
• Andrzej Chryzostom Załuski † (6 Jun 1698 Appointed - 1 May 1711 Died)
• Teodor Andrzej Potocki † (16 Nov 1711 Appointed - 9 Jan 1723 Appointed, Archbishop of Gniezno)
• Krzysztof Andrzej Jan Szembek † (14 Feb 1724 Appointed - 16 Mar 1740 Died)
• Adam Stanisław Grabowski † (14 Apr 1741 Appointed - 15 Dec 1766 Died)
• Ignacy Błażej Franciszek Krasicki † (15 Dec 1766 Succeeded - 13 Apr 1795 Appointed, Archbishop of Gniezno)
• Johann Karl Reichsgraf von Hohenzollern-Hechingen † (16 Jul 1795 Appointed - 11 Aug 1803 Died)
• Ignatius Vincentius Matthy † (15 Aug 1803 Appointed - 1 Sep 1809 Resigned)
• Joseph Prinz von Hohenzollern-Hechingen † (6 Jul 1808 Appointed - 26 Sep 1836 Died)
• Andreas Stanislaus von Hattynski (Hatten) † (26 Apr 1837 Appointed - 3 Jan 1841 Died)
• Joseph Ambrosius Geritz † (21 Jun 1841 Appointed - 16 Aug 1867 Died)
• Philipp Krementz † (22 Oct 1867 Appointed - 30 Jun 1885 Appointed, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne})
• Andreas Thiel † (15 Dec 1884 Appointed - 17 Jul 1908 Died)
• Augustinus Bludau † (26 Nov 1908 Appointed - 9 Feb 1930 Died)
• Maximilian Josef Johannes Kaller † (23 Jul 1930 Appointed - 7 Jul 1947 Died)
• Józef Drzazga † (28 Jun 1972 Appointed - 12 Sep 1978 Died)
• Józef Glemp (4 Mar 1979 Appointed - 7 Jul 1981 Appointed, Archbishop of Gniezno)
• Jan Wladyslaw Oblak † (13 Apr 1982 Appointed - 1988 Retired)
• Edmund Michal Piszcz (22 Oct 1988 Appointed - 30 May 2006 Retired)
• Wojciech Ziemba (30 May 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Warmia
13th Century	Erected		Diocese of Warmia (erected)
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chelmno (Culma) Diocese of Gdańsk Diocese of Warmia	Diocese of Elbląg (erected)
25 March 1992	Territory Lost	Diocese of Łomża Diocese of Warmia	Diocese of Ełk (erected)
Archdiocese of Warmia
25 March 1992	Elevated	Diocese of Warmia	Archdiocese of Warmia

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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 Warmia
1950	671,896	736,803	91.2%	171	62	233	2,883		42	287	214	ap1951
1970	1,150,000	1,253,000	91.8%	422	173	595	1,932		228	398	291	ap1971
1980	1,270,000	1,345,000	94.4%	440	180	620	2,048		350	386	246	ap1981
1990	1,356,000	1,436,000	94.4%	558	194	752	1,803		312	430	367	ap1991
Archdiocese of Warmia
1999	705,000	733,000	96.2%	375	105	480	1,468		186	244	247	ap2000
2000	697,000	725,000	96.1%	380	114	494	1,410		199	244	249	ap2001
2001	702,000	730,000	96.2%	383	111	494	1,421		199	233	252	ap2002
2002	703,000	731,500	96.1%	381	117	498	1,411		205	231	253	ap2003
2003	708,000	736,000	96.2%	386	115	501	1,413		209	238	253	ap2004
2004	693,000	710,000	97.6%	385	129	514	1,348		226	242	254	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Józef Glemp (Bishop: 4 Mar 1979 to 7 Jul 1981)
• Jacek Jezierski (Priest: 16 Jun 1974; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Feb 1994)
• Cyryl Klimowicz (Priest: 8 Jun 1980 to 13 Oct 1999)
• Józef Kowalczyk (Priest: 14 Jan 1962 to 26 Aug 1989)
• Edmund Michal Piszcz (Apostolic Administrator: 28 Nov 1985; Bishop: 22 Oct 1988; Archbishop: 25 Mar 1992 to 30 May 2006)
• Tadeusz Ploski (Priest: 6 Jun 1982 to 16 Oct 2004)
• Julian Andrzej Wojtkowski (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Aug 1969 to 24 Feb 2004)
• Józef Wysocki (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Apr 1989 to 25 Mar 1992)
• Wojciech Ziemba (Priest: 18 Jun 1967; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jun 1982 to 25 Mar 1992; Archbishop: 30 May 2006 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Augustinus Bludau † (Priest: 13 Mar 1887; Bishop: 26 Nov 1908 to 9 Feb 1930)
• Józef Drzazga † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 May 1967; Bishop: 28 Jun 1972 to 12 Sep 1978)
• Anton Frenzel † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Sep 1852 to 3 Apr 1873)
• Joseph Ambrosius Geritz † (Priest: 5 Apr 1806; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Apr 1840; Bishop: 21 Jun 1841 to 16 Aug 1867)
• Adam Stanisław Grabowski † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1741 to 15 Dec 1766)
• Franz Großmann (Grossmann) † (Priest: 16 Mar 1803; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jul 1844 to 5 May 1852)
• Andreas Stanislaus von Hattynski (Hatten) † (Priest: 1 Apr 1786; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Aug 1800; Bishop: 26 Apr 1837 to 3 Jan 1841)
• Eduard Hermann (Herrmann) † (Priest: 27 Jul 1859; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Aug 1901 to 3 Mar 1916)
• Johann Karl Reichsgraf von Hohenzollern-Hechingen † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1795 to 11 Aug 1803)
• Joseph Prinz von Hohenzollern-Hechingen † (Priest: 31 Aug 1800; Bishop: 6 Jul 1808 to 26 Sep 1836)
• Paul Anton Jedzink † (Priest: 2 Aug 1874 to 30 Jun 1915)
• Maximilian Josef Johannes Kaller † (Prelate: 23 Jul 1930; Bishop: 2 Sep 1930 to 7 Jul 1947)
• Ignacy Błażej Franciszek Krasicki † (Priest: 2 Feb 1759; Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Oct 1766; Bishop: 15 Dec 1766 to 13 Apr 1795)
• Philipp Krementz † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1867 to 30 Jun 1885)
• Jan Franciszek Kurdwanowski, S.J. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 May 1713 to 28 Dec 1729)
• Michał Remigiusz Łaszewski † (Priest: 12 Sep 1707; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Oct 1730 to 2 Oct 1746)
• Wacław Leszczyński † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1644 to 27 Jan 1659)
• Kazimierz Benedykt Lezeński, O. Cist. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 May 1695 to 1703)
• Ignatius Vincentius Matthy † (Priest: 22 Dec 1787; Vicar Apostolic: 15 Aug 1803 to 1 Sep 1809)
• Franz Adolf Namszanowski † (Priest: 1 Jun 1846 to 22 May 1868)
• Jan Wladyslaw Oblak † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1967; Bishop: 13 Apr 1982 to 1988)
• Enea Silvio Piccolomini † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1457 to 19 Aug 1458)
• Wojciech Pilchowicz † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jan 1648 to Apr 1665)
• Teodor Andrzej Potocki † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1711 to 9 Jan 1723)
• Mikołaj Prażmowski † (Bishop: 1664 to 1666)
• Augustyn Michal Stefan Radziejowski † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1679 to 17 May 1688)
• Krzysztof Andrzej Jan Szembek † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1724 to 16 Mar 1740)
• Andreas Thiel † (Priest: 30 Sep 1849; Bishop: 15 Dec 1884 to 17 Jul 1908)
• Tomasz Ujejski, S.J. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1666 to 1 Aug 1689)
• Stefan Wierzbowski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jul 1710 to 1713)
• Jan Stefan Wydzga † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1659 to 17 Jul 1679)
• Andrzej Chryzostom Załuski † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1698 to 1 May 1711)
• Jan Stanisław Zbaski † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1688 to 21 May 1697)
• Karl Friedrich Freiherr von Zehmen † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Apr 1765 to 13 Dec 1798)