Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Przemyśl

Poland Poland

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Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Przemyśl / Premislien(sis) Latinorum (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Rzeszów, Zamość–Lubaczów

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Polski (May 3), Saint John of Dukla (July 8)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: May 5

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History

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2016.04.30 – ...):Archbishop Adam Szal (70)Archbishop Adam Szal (70)
Auxiliary Bishop (2013.04.20 – ...):Bishop Stanisław Jamrozek (63)Bishop Stanisław Jamrozek (63)

Titular Bishop of Chełm

Auxiliary Bishop (2020.04.03 – ...):Bishop Krzysztof Chudzio (60)Bishop Krzysztof Chudzio (60)

Titular Bishop of Marazanæ

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Przemyśl (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Adam Szal (70)Archbishop Adam Szal (70)
(2016.04.30 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Przemyśl (Poland)

Gloria Tibi Trinitas

Born:1953.12.24 (Wysoka Lancucka, Poland)
Ordained Priest:1979.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:2000.12.23

Priest of Przemyśl (Poland) (1979.05.31 – 2000.11.16)

Titular Bishop of Lavello (2000.11.16 – 2016.04.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (2000.11.16 – 2016.04.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (2016.04.30 – ...)

Archbishop Józef Michalik (83)Archbishop Józef Michalik (83)
(1993.04.17 – 2016.04.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Przemyśl (Poland)

Numine Tuo Domine

Born:1941.04.20 (Zambrów, Poland)
Ordained Priest:1964.05.23
Consecrated Bishop:1986.10.16

Priest of Łomża (Poland) (1964.05.23 – 1986.10.01)

Bishop of Gorzów (Poland) (1986.10.01 – 1992.03.25)

Bishop of Zielona Góra–Gorzów (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 1993.04.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1993.04.17 – 2016.04.30)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Poland (1999 – 2004.03.18)

President of Episcopal Conference of Poland (2004.03.18 – 2014.03.12)

Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (2011.10.02 – 2014.10)

Archbishop Ignacy Marcin Tokarczuk
(1992.03.25 – 1993.04.17)

Deus Caritas

Born:1918.02.01 (Lubianki, Poland)
Ordained Priest:1942.06.21
Consecrated Bishop:1966.02.06
Died:2012.12.29 († 94)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1965.12.03 – 1992.03.25)

Archbishop ad personam (1991.06.02 – 1992.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 1993.04.17)

Bishops of Przemyśl (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Ignacy Marcin Tokarczuk
(1965.12.03 – 1992.03.25)

(see above)

Bishop Franciszek Barda
(1933.11.25 – 1964.11.13)

Born:1880.08.21 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:1904.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:1931.08.30
Died:1964.11.13 († 84)

Titular Bishop of Medea (1931.07.10 – 1933.11.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1931.07.10 – 1933.11.25)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1933.11.25 – 1964.11.13)

Bishop Anatol Novak
(1924.09.30 – 1933.04.05)

Born:1861.04.26 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:1885.07.15
Consecrated Bishop:1900.12.30
Died:1933.04.05 († 71)

Titular Bishop of Irenopolis (1900.12.17 – 1924.09.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (1900.12.17 – 1924.09.30)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1924.09.30 – 1933.04.05)

Saint Bishop Józef Sebastian Pelczar
(1900.12.17 – 1924.03.28)

Born:1842.01.17 (Korczyna, Poland)
Ordained Priest:1864.07.17
Consecrated Bishop:1899.03.19
Died:1924.03.28 (Przemyśl, Poland † 82)
Beatified:1991.06.02 (Rzeszów, Poland)
Canonised:2003.05.18

Titular Bishop of Miletopolis (1899.02.20 – 1900.12.17)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1900.12.17 – 1924.03.28)

Bishop. Founder of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Bishop Łukasz Solecki
(1882.03.27 – 1900.03.02)

Born:1827.08.06
Died:1900.03.02 († 72)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1882.03.27 – 1900.03.02)

Bishop Mattia Hirschler
(1870.06.27 – 1881)

Born:1807.03.01
Died:1881 († 74)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1870.06.27 – 1881)

Bishop Adam Jasinski
(1860.03.23 – 1862.03.03)

Born:1812.12.24
Ordained Priest:1836.01.29
Consecrated Bishop:1860.09.23
Died:1862.03.03 († 49)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1860.03.23 – 1862.03.03)

Bishop Francesco Saverio Wierzchleyski (later Archbishop)
(1846.07.27 – 1860.03.23)

Ordained Priest:1803.12.01
Consecrated Bishop:1846.04.10
Died:1884.04.17

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1846.07.27 – 1860.03.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (Ukraine) (1860.03.23 – 1884.04.17)

Bishop Franciszek Ksawery Zachariasiewicz
(1840.07.13 – 1845)

Died:1845

Bishop of Tarnów (Poland) (1836.02.01 – 1840.07.13)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1840.07.13 – 1845)

Bishop Michał Korczyński
(1834.06.23 – 1839)

Died:1839

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1834.06.23 – 1839)

Bishop Jan Antoni de Potoczki
(1825 – 1832)

Died:1832

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1825 – 1832)

Bishop Antoni Gołaszewski
(1786.07.24 – 1824)

Died:1824

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1786.07.24 – 1824)

Bishop Antoni Wacław Betański
(1783.01.16 – 1786.01.21)

Born:1715.06
Ordained Priest:1748.03.30
Died:1786.01.21 († 70)

Titular Bishop of Troas (1781.04.02 – 1783.01.16)

Coadjutor Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1781.04.02 – 1783.01.16)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1783.01.16 – 1786.01.21)

Bishop Józef Tadeusz Kierski
(1768.05.16 – 1783.01.16)

Born:1706.04
Ordained Priest:1734.04.06
Consecrated Bishop:1737.02.10
Died:1783.01.16 († 76)

Titular Bishop of Bolina (1736.11.19 – 1768.05.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1736.11.19 – 1768.05.16)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1768.05.16 – 1783.01.16)

Bishop Andrzej Stanisław Młodziejewski
(1766.12.01 – 1768.03.05)

Born:1717
Died:1780.03.20 († 62)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1766.12.01 – 1768.03.05)

Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1768.03.05 – 1780.03.20)

Bishop Walenty Franciszek Wężyk
(1765.04.22 – 1766)

Born:1705
Consecrated Bishop:1753.06.17
Died:1766 († 61)

Bishop of Chełm (1753.04.09 – 1765.04.22)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1765.04.22 – 1766)

Bishop Michał Wodzicki
(1760.09.22 – 1764)

Died:1764

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1760.09.22 – 1764)

Archbishop Wacław Hieronim Sierakowski
(1742.05.25 – 1760.07.21)

Born:1700.09 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:1726.06.30
Died:1780.10.25 († 80)

Titular Bishop of Cestrus (1737.09.30 – 1738.09.09)

Coadjutor Bishop of Inflanty (Latvia) ([1736.07.19] 1737.09.30 – 1738.09.09)

Bishop of Inflanty (Latvia) (1738.09.09 – 1739.11.16)

Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilsky (Ukraine) ([1739.03.07] 1739.11.16 – 1742.05.25)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) ([1741.09.13] 1742.05.25 – 1760.07.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (Ukraine) ([1759.08.10] 1760.07.21 – 1780.10.25)

Bishop Walenty Aleksander Czapski
(1735 – 1741)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1735 – 1741)

Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze (Poland) (1741 – 1751)

Bishop Alexander Antoni Pleszowice Fredro
(1724.09.27 – 1734.04.26)

Born:1674
Consecrated Bishop:1719.03.29
Died:1734.04.26 († 59)

Bishop of Chełm (1719.03.29 – 1724.09.27)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1724.09.27 – 1734.04.26)

Bishop Krzysztof Andrzej Jan Szembek
(1719.03.15 – 1724.09.11)

Born:1680.05.16
Died:1740.03.16 († 59)

Bishop of Chełm ([1711.07.30] 1713.05.22 – 1719.03.15)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1719.03.15 – 1724.09.11)

Bishop of Warmia (Poland) ([1724.02.14] 1724.09.11 – 1740.03.16)

Apostolic Administrator of Sambia (Russia) (1724.09.11 – 1740.03.16)

Bishop Jan Kazimierz de Alten Bokum
(1701.07.18 – 1719.07.30)

Born:1660
Ordained Priest:1698.02.02
Consecrated Bishop:1701.08.24
Died:1721.06.30 († 60)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1701.07.18 – 1719.07.30)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) ([1718.06.27] 1719.07.30 – 1721.06.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (1719.07.30 – 1721.06.30)

Bishop Jerzy Albrecht Denhoff
(1689.10.19 – 1701.05.09)

Born:1640 (Poland)
Died:1702 († 62)

Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilsky (Ukraine) (1686.04.01 – 1689.10.19)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1689.10.19 – 1701.05.09)

Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (1701.05.09 – 1702)

Bishop Jan Stanisław Zbaski
(1677.10.11 – 1688.12.06)

Born:1625
Died:1697.05.21 († 71)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1677.10.11 – 1688.12.06)

Bishop of Warmia (Poland) ([1688.09.03] 1688.12.06 – 1697.05.21)

Apostolic Administrator of Sambia (Russia) (1688.12.06 – 1697.05.21)

Bishop Stanisław Sarnowski
(1658 – 1677)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1658 – 1677)

Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze (Poland) (1677 – 1680)

Bishop Andrzej Trzebicki
(1654 – 1658)

Born:1607.11.23
Died:1679.12.28 († 72)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1654 – 1658)

Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (1658 – 1679.12.28)

Bishop Jan Zamoyski, O.P.
(1649.12.06 – 1654.10.19)

Died:1655.01.01

Bishop of Bacău (Romania) (1633.07.18 – 1649.12.06)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1649.12.06 – 1654.10.19)

Bishop of Luck (Ukraine) (1654.10.19 – 1655.01.01)

Bishop Paweł Piasecki
(1644.11.28 – 1649.08.01)

Born:1579.10.17
Died:1649.08.01 († 69)

Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilsky (Ukraine) (1627.12.20 – 1641.11.27)

Bishop of Chełm (1641.11.27 – 1644.11.28)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1644.11.28 – 1649.08.01)

Bishop Aleksander Trzebiński
(1642 – 1644)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1642 – 1644)

Bishop Piotr Gembicki
(1636 – 1642)

Born:1585.10.10
Consecrated Bishop:1637.02.22
Died:1657.07.14 († 71)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1636 – 1642)

Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (1642 – 1657.07.14)

Bishop Andrzej Szołdrski
(1635.08.14 – 1636.07.21)

Born:1583
Consecrated Bishop:1635.10.11
Died:1650.04.01 († 66)

Bishop of Kyiv (Ukraine) (1633 – 1635.01.14)

Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1635.01.14 – 1650.04.01)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1635.08.14 – 1636.07.21)

Bishop Henryk Firlej
(1631 – 1635)

Born:1600
Died:1635 († 35)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1631 – 1635)

Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1635 – 1635)

Bishop Adam Nowodworski
(1627.11.29 – 1631.04.07)

Born:1572
Died:1634 († 62)

Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilsky (Ukraine) (1615.01.26 – 1627.11.29)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1627.11.29 – 1631.04.07)

Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1631.04.07 – 1634)

Bishop Achacy Grochowski
(1624.08.26 – 1627.10.06)

Died:1633.01.07

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1624.08.26 – 1627.10.06)

Bishop of Luck (Ukraine) (1627.10.06 – 1633.01.07)

Bishop Jan Wężyk (later Archbishop)
(1620.02.17 – 1624.05.13)

Born:1575
Consecrated Bishop:1620
Died:1638.05.27 († 62)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1620.02.17 – 1624.05.13)

Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1624.05.13 – 1627)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) (1627 – 1638.05.27)

Bishop Stanisław Sieciński
(1608 – 1619)

Died:1619

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1608 – 1619)

Bishop Maciej Pstrokoński
(1601 – 1608)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1601 – 1608)

Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze (Poland) (1608 – 1610)

Bishop Wawrzyniec Goślicki
(1591.05.10 – 1601)

Born:1538
Died:1607.10.31 († 68)

Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilsky (Ukraine) (1587.01.07 – 1590.01.22)

Bishop of Chełm (1590.01.22 – 1591.05.10)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1591.05.10 – 1601)

Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1601 – 1607.10.31)

Bishop Wojciech Baranowski (later Archbishop)
(1585 – 1591.01.31)

Born:1548
Died:1615 († 67)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1585 – 1591.01.31)

Bishop of Płock (Poland) (1591.01.31 – 1607.05.14)

Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze (Poland) (1607.05.14 – 1608)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) (1608 – 1615)

Bishop Jan Boruchowski
(1583 – 1584)

Died:1584

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1583 – 1584)

Bishop Wojciech Staroźrebski Sobiejuski
(1577.12.11 – 1580)

Died:1580

Bishop of Chełm (1562.11.06 – 1577.12.11)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1577.12.11 – 1580)

Bishop Łukasz Kościelecki
(1575.12.05 – 1577.03.04)

Born:1539.07.10
Died:1597.07.26 († 58)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1575.12.05 – 1577.03.04)

Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1577.03.04 – 1597.07.26)

Bishop Walenty Herburt
(1560 – 1572.08.27)

Died:1572.08.27

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1560 – 1572.08.27)

Bishop Filip Padniewski
(1560 – 1560)

Born:1510
Died:1572.04.17 († 61)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1560 – 1560)

Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (1560 – 1572.04.17)

Bishop Jan Dzieduski
(1545.06.08 – 1559)

Died:1559

Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilsky (Ukraine) (1542.05.31 – 1543.03.30)

Bishop of Chełm (1543.03.30 – 1545.06.08)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1545.06.08 – 1559)

Bishop Stanisław Tarło
(1537 – 1544.12.14)

Died:1544.12.14

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1537 – 1544.12.14)

Bishop Piotr Gamrat (later Archbishop)
(1535.10.27 – 1537.08.17)

Born:1487
Died:1545.08.27 († 57)

Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilsky (Ukraine) (1531.01.29 – 1535.10.27)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1535.10.27 – 1537.08.17)

Bishop of Płock (Poland) (1537.08.17 – 1538.10.06)

Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (1538.10.06 – 1545.08.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) (1541 – 1545.08.27)

Blessed Bishop Jan Chojeński
(1531 – 1535.10.27)

Born:1486.03.17 (Sieradz, Poland)
Died:1538.03.11 (Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland † 51)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1531 – 1535.10.27)

Bishop of Płock (Poland) (1535.10.27 – 1537.07.04)

Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (1537.07.04 – 1538.03.11)

Bishop.

Bishop Jan Karnkowski
(1527 – 1531)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1527 – 1531)

Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze (Poland) (1531 – 1538)

Bishop Andrzej Krzycki (later Archbishop)
(1523 – 1527.04.29)

Died:1537

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1523 – 1527.04.29)

Bishop of Płock (Poland) (1527.04.29 – 1535.10.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) (1535.10.27 – 1537)

Bishop Rafał Leszczyński
(1520 – 1523.06.08)

Died:1527.03.24

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1520 – 1523.06.08)

Bishop of Płock (Poland) (1523.06.08 – 1527.03.24)

Bishop Piotr Tomicki
(1514 – 1520)

Born:1464
Died:1535 († 71)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1514 – 1520)

Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1520 – 1525)

Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (1524 – 1535)

Bishop Maciej Drzewicki
(1503 – 1514)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1503 – 1514)

Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze (Poland) (1514 – 1531)

Archbishop Andrzej Boryszewski
(Apostolic Administrator 1501.02.01 – 1503.12.18)

Bishop Mikołaj Krajowski
(1492.09.08 – 1498.04.13)

Died:1498.04.13

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1492.09.08 – 1498.04.13)

Bishop Jan z Targowiska
(1486.05.26 – 1492)

Died:1492

Bishop of Chełm (1484.05.14 – 1486.05.26)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1486.05.26 – 1492)

Bishop Jan Kaźmierski
(1484.05.10 – 1485.11.18)

Died:1485.11.18

Bishop of Chełm (1480.03.06 – 1484.05.10)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1484.05.10 – 1485.11.18)

Bishop Piotr Moszyński
(1481.12.10 – 1483.10.20)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1481.12.10 – 1483.10.20)

Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze (Poland) (1483.10.20 – 1493)

Bishop Andrzej Oporowski
(1479.10.01 – 1481.10.12)

Apostolic Administrator of Przemyśl (Poland) (1476.10.05 – 1479.10.01)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1479.10.01 – 1481.10.12)

Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze (Poland) (1481.10.12 – 1483)

Fr. Andrzej Oporowski (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1476.10.05 – 1479.10.01)

Bishop Mikołaj z Błażejowa
(1452.08.11 – 1474.12.21)

Died:1474.12.21

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1452.08.11 – 1474.12.21)

Bishop Piotr z Chrząstowa
(1436 – 1452.01.19)

Died:1452.01.19

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1436 – 1452.01.19)

Bishop Janusz z Lubienia
(1420.08.20 – 1435.03.20)

Died:1435.03.20

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1420.08.20 – 1435.03.20)

Bishop Maciej Janina, O.F.M.
(1392 – 1419.06.17)

Died:1419.06.17

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1392 – 1419.06.17)

Bishop Eryk z Winsen, O.F.M.
(1377.04.13 – 1391.09.08)

Died:1391.09.08

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1377.04.13 – 1391.09.08)

Bishop Mikołaj Rusin, O.P.
(1352 – 1375)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1352 – 1375)

Bishop Iwan, O.F.M.
(? – 1351?)

Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (? – 1351?)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (406)

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Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 9,750 km²

Population: 726,030 Catholics (88.4% of 821,600 total)

Pastoral Centres: 391 parishes, 9 missions

Personnel: 1,045 priests (844 diocesan, 201 religious), 1,067 religious (237 brothers, 830 sisters), 43 seminarians

Population

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