Diocese of

Pelplin

Poland Poland

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Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Pelplin / Pelplinen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Gdańsk

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Lawrence of Rome (August 10), Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (August 20)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: March 8

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History

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Bishop (2012.10.27 – ...):Bishop Ryszard Kasyna (67)Bishop Ryszard Kasyna (67)
Auxiliary Bishop (2019.02.12 – ...):Bishop Arkadiusz Okroj (57)Bishop Arkadiusz Okroj (57)

Titular Bishop of Cufruta

Ordinaries

Bishops of Pelplin (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ryszard Kasyna (67)Bishop Ryszard Kasyna (67)
(2012.10.27 – ...)

Bishop of Pelplin (Poland)

In veritate et caritate

Born:1957.09.28 (Nowy Staw, Poland)
Ordained Priest:1982.01.24
Consecrated Bishop:2005.04.02

Priest of Gdańsk (Poland) (1982.01.24 – 2005.01.24)

Titular Bishop of Dices (2005.01.24 – 2012.10.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk (Poland) (2005.01.24 – 2012.10.27)

Bishop of Pelplin (Poland) (2012.10.27 – ...)

Bishop Jan Bernard Szlaga
(1992.03.25 – 2012.04.25)

Parare vias Domini

Born:1940.05.24 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:1963.06.02
Consecrated Bishop:1988.06.25
Died:2012.04.25 († 71)

Titular Bishop of Mascula (1988.06.13 – 1992.03.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1988.06.13 – 1992.03.25)

Bishop of Pelplin (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2012.04.25)

Bishops of Chełmno (Roman Rite)

Bishop Marian Przykucki (later Archbishop)
(1981.06.15 – 1992.03.25)

Beati pacifici

Born:1924.01.27 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:1950.02.19
Consecrated Bishop:1974.02.03
Died:2009.10.16 († 85)

Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha (1973.12.12 – 1981.06.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1973.12.12 – 1981.06.15)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1981.06.15 – 1992.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 1999.05.01)

Bishop Bernard Czapliński
(1973.03.16 – 1980.12.30)

Born:1908.10.05 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:1931.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1948.04.04
Died:1980.12.30 († 72)

Titular Bishop of Faustinopolis (1948.01.20 – 1973.03.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1948.01.20 – 1973.03.16)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1973.03.16 – 1980.12.30)

Bishop Kazimierz Jósef Kowalski
(1946.03.04 – 1972.05.06)

Born:1896.03.02 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:1922.10.08
Consecrated Bishop:1946.08.04
Died:1972.05.06 († 76)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1946.03.04 – 1972.05.06)

Bishop Carlo Maria Splett
(Apostolic Administrator 1940.12.05 – 1946.03.04)

Bishop Stanislaw Wojciech Okoniewski
(1926.10.04 – 1944.05.01)

Born:1870.04.21 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:1895.06.23
Consecrated Bishop:1926.04.25
Died:1944.05.01 († 74)

Titular Bishop of Podalia (1924.12.14 – 1926.10.04)

Coadjutor Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1924.12.14 – 1926.10.04)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1926.10.04 – 1944.05.01)

Bishop Augustinus Rosentreter
(1899.02.27 – 1926.10.04)

Born:1844.01.13 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:1870.03.12
Consecrated Bishop:1899.07.09
Died:1926.10.04 († 82)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) ([1898.12.22] 1899.02.27 – 1926.10.04)

Bishop Leo Redner
(1886.11.16 – 1898.04.01)

Born:1828.09.13
Ordained Priest:1853.04.17
Consecrated Bishop:1887.01.09
Died:1898.04.01 († 69)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1886.11.16 – 1898.04.01)

Bishop Johannes Nepomuk von der Marwitz
(1857.08.03 – 1886.03.29)

Born:1795.04.20
Ordained Priest:1830.04.10
Consecrated Bishop:1857.11.08
Died:1886.03.29 († 90)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) ([1857.01.14] 1857.08.03 – 1886.03.29)

Bishop Anastasius Johannes Sedlag
(1834.01.20 – 1856.09.23)

Born:1787.04.23
Ordained Priest:1810.06.16
Consecrated Bishop:1834.05.18
Died:1856.09.23 († 69)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) ([1833.07.28] 1834.01.20 – 1856.09.23)

Bishop Ignatius Vincentius Matthy
(1823.11.17 – 1832.05.20)

Born:1765.04.05
Ordained Priest:1787.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:1824.06.07
Died:1832.05.20 († 67)

Bishop of Warmia (Poland) (1803.08.15 – 1809.09.01)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1823.11.17 – 1832.05.20)

Bishop Franciszek Ksawery Graf Rydzyński
(1795.12.18 – 1814.10.16)

Born:1734.07.13
Ordained Priest:1757.11.17
Consecrated Bishop:1781.01.14
Died:1814.10.16 († 80)

Titular Bishop of Nilopolis (1780.09.18 – 1795.12.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1780.09.18 – 1795.12.18)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) ([1795.10.10] 1795.12.18 – 1814.10.16)

Bishop Johann Karl Reichsgraf von Hohenzollern-Hechingen
(1785.01.31 – 1795.12.18)

Born:1732.07.25
Ordained Priest:1777.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1778.09.27
Died:1803.08.11 († 71)

Titular Bishop of Dibon (1778.07.20 – 1785.01.31)

Coadjutor Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1778.07.20 – 1785.01.31)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1785.01.31 – 1795.12.18)

Bishop of Warmia (Poland) ([1795.07.16] 1795.12.18 – 1803.08.11)

Bishop Andrzej Ignacy Baier
(1759.02.12 – 1785.01.31)

Born:1712.01.12 (Poland)
Consecrated Bishop:1759.04.01
Died:1785.01.31 († 73)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1759.02.12 – 1763)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) ([1758.11.18] 1759.02.12 – 1785.01.31)

Bishop Wojciech Stanisław Leski, O. Cist.
(1747.04.10 – 1758.09.19)

Born:1702.05.08
Ordained Priest:1727.03.27
Consecrated Bishop:1747.10.07
Died:1758.09.19 († 56)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) ([1746.10.17] 1747.04.10 – 1758.09.19)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1747.04.10 – 1758.09.19)

Bishop Andrzej Stanisław Załuski
(1739.07.20 – 1746.05.02)

Born:1695.12.02
Consecrated Bishop:1724.02.13
Died:1758.12.16 († 63)

Bishop of Płock (Poland) (1723.11.22 – 1736.11.19)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1723.11.22 – 1736.11.19)

Bishop of Luck (Ukraine) (1736.11.19 – 1739.07.20)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) ([1739.03.08] 1739.07.20 – 1746.05.02)

Bishop of Kraków (Poland) ([1746.03.12] 1746.05.02 – 1758.12.16)

Bishop Adam Stanisław Grabowski
(1736.09.26 – 1739.07.15)

Born:1698.09.03
Ordained Priest:1730.11.26
Consecrated Bishop:1733.08.18
Died:1766.12.15 († 68)

Titular Bishop of Nilopolis (1733.06.22 – 1736.09.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1733.06.22 – 1736.09.26)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1736.09.26 – 1739.07.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1736.09.26 – 1739.07.15)

Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze (Poland) (1739.07.15 – 1741.09.18)

Bishop of Warmia (Poland) ([1741.04.14] 1741.09.18 – 1766.12.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Sambia (Russia) (1741.09.18 – 1766.12.15)

Bishop Thomaz Franciszek Czapski, O. Cist.
(1730.12.06 – 1733.04.23)

Born:1688.03.07
Died:1733.04.23 († 45)

Titular Bishop of Diana (1726.07.01 – 1730.12.06)

Coadjutor Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1726.07.01 – 1730.12.06)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1730.12.06 – 1733.04.23)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1730.12.06 – 1733.04.23)

Bishop Feliks Ignacy Kretowski
(1723.08.30 – 1730.12.06)

Born:1657.07.14 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:1687
Consecrated Bishop:1723.10.31
Died:1730.12.06 († 73)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) ([1722.11.20] 1723.08.30 – 1730.12.06)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1723.08.30 – 1730.12.06)

Bishop Jan Kazimierz de Alten Bokum
(1719.07.30 – 1721.06.30)

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 (Poland) (1719.07.30 – 1721.06.30)

Bishop Teodor Andrzej Potocki (later Archbishop)
(1699.04.11 – 1712.06.10)

Born:1664.02.13 (Russia)
Ordained Priest:1688.11
Consecrated Bishop:1699.05.31
Died:1738.11.12 († 74)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1699.04.11 – 1712.06.10)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1699.04.11 – 1712.06.10)

Bishop of Warmia (Poland) ([1711.11.16] 1712.06.10 – 1723.11.22)

Apostolic Administrator of Sambia (Russia) (1712.06.10 – 1723.11.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) ([1723.01.09] 1723.11.22 – 1738.11.12)

Bishop Kazimierz Szczuka
(1693.10.05 – 1694.06.30)

Born:1620
Ordained Priest:1670.07.13
Consecrated Bishop:1693.11.19
Died:1694.06.30 († 73)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) ([1693.10.02] 1693.10.05 – 1694.06.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1693.10.05 – 1694.06.30)

Bishop Jan Kazimierz Opaliński, O. Cist.
(1681.11.17 – 1693.07.22)

Born:1639
Ordained Priest:1659
Consecrated Bishop:1680.03.24
Died:1693.07.22 († 53)

Titular Bishop of Diocletiana (1680.01.08 – 1681.11.17)

Coadjutor Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1680.01.08 – 1681.11.17)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) ([1681.06.23] 1681.11.17 – 1693.07.22)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1681.11.17 – 1693.07.22)

Bishop Jan Małachowski
(1676.06.22 – 1681.05.12)

Born:1623
Ordained Priest:1655
Consecrated Bishop:1676.09.03
Died:1699.08.20 († 75)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1676.06.22 – 1681.05.12)

Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (1681.05.12 – 1699.08.20)

Bishop Andrzej Olszowski (later Archbishop)
(1661.08.08 – 1674.06.26)

Born:1621.01.27 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:1645
Died:1677.08.29 († 56)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) ([1661.02.23] 1661.08.08 – 1674.06.26)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1661.08.08 – 1674.10.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) ([1674.06.26] 1674.10.01 – 1677.08.29)

Bishop Adam Kos
(1657.11.11 – 1661.02.11)

Ordained Priest:1648
Consecrated Bishop:1658.02.14
Died:1661.02.11

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1657.11.11 – 1661.02.11)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1657.11.11 – 1661.02.11)

Bishop Jan Gembicki
(1653.04.21 – 1655.05.11)

Born:1602
Consecrated Bishop:1653.08
Died:1675.03 († 72)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1653.04.21 – 1655.05.11)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1653.04.21 – 1655.05.11)

Bishop of Płock (Poland) (1655.05.11 – 1674.03.13)

Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze (Poland) (1674.03.13 – 1675.03)

Bishop Andrzej Leszczyński (later Archbishop)
(1646.12.03 – 1653.01.08)

Born:1608
Ordained Priest:1633.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:1642.06.15
Died:1658.04.15 († 49)

Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilsky (Ukraine) (1641.12.16 – 1646.12.03)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) ([1646.05.04] 1646.12.03 – 1653.01.08)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1646.12.03 – 1653.01.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) (1653.01.08 – 1658.04.15)

Bishop Kasper Działyński
(1639 – 1646)

Born:1597
Ordained Priest:1632
Consecrated Bishop:1639.06.19
Died:1646.03.19 († 48)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1639 – 1646)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1639 – 1646)

Bishop Jan Lipski (later Archbishop)
(1636 – 1638.12.20)

Born:1589
Consecrated Bishop:1636.09.14
Died:1641.05.13 († 51)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1636 – 1638.12.20)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1636 – 1638.12.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) (1638.12.20 – 1641.05.13)

Bishop Jakub Zadzik
(1624.12.02 – 1635.11.29)

Born:1582
Ordained Priest:1604
Consecrated Bishop:1625.04.13
Died:1642.03.17 († 59)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1624.12.02 – 1635.11.29)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1624.12.02 – 1635.11.29)

Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (1635.11.29 – 1642.03.17)

Bishop Jan Kuczborski
(1614 – 1624)

Consecrated Bishop:1614.11.30
Died:1624.03.31

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1614 – 1624)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1614 – 1624)

Bishop Maciej Konopacki
(1611 – 1613)

Died:1613.11.01

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1611 – 1613)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1611 – 1613)

Bishop Wawrzyniec Gembicki (later Archbishop)
(1600.11.10 – 1610.04.19)

Born:1559.08.05
Consecrated Bishop:1601.04.01
Died:1624.02.10 († 64)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1600.11.10 – 1610.04.19)

Apostolic Administrator of Pomezania (Poland) (1601.04.19 – 1610.04.19)

Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze (Poland) (1610.04.19 – 1616.03.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) (1616.03.14 – 1624.02.10)

Bishop Piotr Tylicki
(1595.08.17 – 1600.10.07)

Born:1543
Consecrated Bishop:1595.10
Died:1616.07.13 († 72)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1595.08.17 – 1600.10.07)

Bishop of Warmia (Poland) (1600.10.07 – 1604)

Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze (Poland) (1603 – 1607)

Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (1607 – 1616.07.13)

Bishop Piotr Kostka
(1574 – 1595)

Consecrated Bishop:1575.09.04
Died:1595.01.25

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1574 – 1595)

Bishop Stanisław Żelisławski, O. Cist.
(1562 – 1571)

Consecrated Bishop:1564.09.08
Died:1571.04.13

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1562 – 1571)

Bishop Jan Lubodzieski
(1551 – 1562)

Consecrated Bishop:1552.10.16
Died:1562.03.24

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1551 – 1562)

Bishop Stanisław Hozjusz (later Cardinal)
(1549.07.12 – 1551.05.11)

Born:1504.05.05 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:1543
Consecrated Bishop:1550.03.23
Created Cardinal:1561.02.26
Died:1579.08.05 († 75)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1549.07.12 – 1551.05.11)

Bishop of Warmia (Poland) (1551.05.11 – 1579.08.05)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1560 – 1561.02.26)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna (1561.08.08 – 1562.08.31)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio (1562.08.31 – 1565.09.04)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina (1565.09.04 – 1565.09.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Teodoro pro hac vice Title (1565.09.07 – 1570.02.10)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca (1570.02.10 – 1570.06.09)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia (1570.06.09 – 1570.07.03)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente (1570.07.03 – 1578.07.09)

Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1574.01.08 – 1579.08.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (1578.07.09 – 1578.10.03)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1578.10.03 – 1579.08.05)

Bishop Tiedeman Giese
(1538 – 1549.05.25)

Born:1480.06.01
Consecrated Bishop:1538.03
Died:1550.10.23 († 70)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1538 – 1549.05.25)

Bishop of Warmia (Poland) (1549.05.25 – 1550.10.23)

Bishop Jan Dantyszek
(1530 – 1538)

Born:1485.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:1533.09.14
Died:1548.10.27 († 62)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1530 – 1538)

Bishop of Warmia (Poland) (1538 – 1548.10.27)

Bishop Jan Konopacki
(1508 – 1530)

Consecrated Bishop:1509.10.28
Died:1530.04.23

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1508 – 1530)

Bishop Mikołaj Chrapicki
(1496 – 1507)

Died:1514.02.02

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1496 – 1507)

Bishop Stefan z Niborka
(1480 – 1495)

Died:1495.05.20

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1480 – 1495)

Bishop Wincenty Kiełbasa
(1457 – 1479)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1457 – 1479)

Bishop Johann Marienau
(1416 – 1457)

Consecrated Bishop:1417.01.10
Died:1457.03.07

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1416 – 1457)

Bishop Arnold Stapel, O.T.
(1402 – 1416)

Consecrated Bishop:1402.10.22
Died:1416.05.31

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1402 – 1416)

Archbishop Jan Kropidło
(1398.04.26 – 1402.01.27)

Died:1421.03.03

Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1382.06.09 – 1384)

Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze (Poland) (1384 – 1389.03.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) (1389.03.19 – 1394.07.31)

Bishop of Kamień (Poland) (1394.07.31 – 1398.04.26)

Archbishop-Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1398.04.26 – 1402.01.27)

Archbishop-Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze (Poland) (1402.01.27 – 1421.03.03)

Bishop Mikołaj Schieffenburg, O.T.
(1390 – 1398)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1390 – 1398)

Bishop Martin von Lynow, O.T.
(1390 – 1390)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1390 – 1390)

Bishop Reinhard von Sayn
(1385 – 1390)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1385 – 1390)

Bishop Wikbold Dobilstein, O.T.
(1363 – 1385)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1363 – 1385)

Bishop Johann Schadland, O.P.
(1360 – 1363.03.22)

Born:1311
Died:1373.04.01 († 61)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1360 – 1363.03.22)

Bishop of Hildesheim (Germany) (1363.03.22 – 1365.08.20)

Bishop of Worms (Germany) (1365.08.20 – 1370)

Bishop of Augsburg (Germany) (1371.06.16 – 1372.04)

Bishop Jakob von Kulm, O.T.
(1349 – 1357.11.11)

Died:1357.11.11

Bishop of Sambia (Russia) (1344.11.02 – 1357.11.11)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1349 – 1357.11.11)

Bishop Otto von Kulm, O.T.
(1323.12.23 – 1349)

Bishop of Reval (Estonia) (? – 1323.12.23)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1323.12.23 – 1349)

Bishop Nikolaus Afri, O.P.
(1319 – 1323)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1319 – 1323)

Bishop Eberhard von Kulm, O.T.
(1311 – 1319)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1311 – 1319)

Bishop Hermann von Kulm, O.T.
(1301 – 1311)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1301 – 1311)

Bishop Heinrich Schenk, O.T.
(1292 – 1301)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1292 – 1301)

Bishop Werner von Kulm, O.T.
(1275 – 1291)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1275 – 1291)

Bishop Friedrich von Hausen, O.T.
(1264 – 1274)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1264 – 1274)

Bishop Heidenryk, O.P.
(1245 – 1263)

Bishop of Chełmno (Poland) (1245 – 1263)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Bydgoszcz (↙), Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (←), Gdańsk (↑), Elbląg (↗), Toruń (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 12,890 km²

Population: 731,415 Catholics (92.7% of 789,230 total)

Pastoral Centres: 290 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 5,318 priests (5,223 diocesan, 95 religious), 1 deacon, 247 religious (110 brothers, 137 sisters), 31 seminarians

Population

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Deacons

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