Military Ordinariate of Poland, Military

Historical Details

• Military Ordinariate of Poland, Military
  • Erected: 1919
  • Country: Poland

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Stanisław Gall † (5 Feb 1919 Appointed - 15 Feb 1933 Resigned)
• Józef Feliks Gawlina † (15 Feb 1933 Appointed - 1947 Resigned)
• Sławoj Leszek Głódź (21 Jan 1991 Appointed - 26 Aug 2004 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Warszawa-Praga)
• Tadeusz Płoski † (16 Oct 2004 Appointed - 10 Apr 2010 Died)
• Józef Guzdek (4 Dec 2010 Appointed - 16 Jul 2021 Appointed, Archbishop of Białystok)
• Wiesław Lechowicz (15 Jan 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Military Ordinariate of Poland, Military
1999				170	24	194	0		24	9	84	ap2000
2000				154	25	179	0		25	9	87	ap2001
2001				166	23	189	0		23	11	88	ap2002
2002				163	24	187	0		24	11	91	ap2003
2003				163	23	186	0		23	11	90	ap2004
2004				166	21	187	0		21	11	91	ap2005
2013				164	14	178	0		14	5	92	ap2014
2016				148	11	159	0		11	5	80	ap2017
2019				154	13	167	0		13	5	80	ap2020
2021				153	9	162	0		9	3	74	ap2022
2023				147	11	158	0		11	5	75	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Sławoj Leszek Głódź (Bishop: 21 Jan 1991; Archbishop: 17 Jul 2004 to 26 Aug 2004)
• Józef Guzdek (Bishop: 4 Dec 2010 to 16 Jul 2021; Apostolic Administrator: 16 Jul 2021 to 12 Feb 2022)
• Wiesław Lechowicz (Bishop: 15 Jan 2022 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Stanisław Gall † (Bishop: 5 Feb 1919 to 15 Feb 1933)
• Józef Feliks Gawlina † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1933 to 1947)
• Tadeusz Płoski † (Bishop: 16 Oct 2004 to 10 Apr 2010)

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