Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
in Poland
Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Poland | |
Date | Change |
| 968 | Diocese of Pozna艅 was established |
| 996 | Diocese of Kujawy鈥揚omorze was established |
| 999 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno was established (from Diocese of Pozna艅 and with suffragan sees Ko艂obrzeg and Wroc艂aw) |
| 999 | Diocese of Ko艂obrzeg was established (became suffragan of Gniezno) |
| 999 | Diocese of Wroc艂aw was established (from Diocese of Mei脽en and Diocese of Praha and became suffragan of Gniezno) |
| 1000.03.08 | Diocese of Krak贸w was established (became suffragan of Gniezno) |
| 1015 | Diocese of Ko艂obrzeg was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno and Diocese of Kujawy鈥揚omorze) |
| 1075 | Diocese of P艂ock was established |
| 1140 | Diocese of Wollin was established (became suffragan of Gniezno) |
| 1148 | Diocese of Kujawy鈥揚omorze was renamed as Diocese of Kujawy鈥揚omorze |
| 1175 | Diocese of Wollin was renamed as Diocese of Kamie艅 |
| 1243.07.23 | Diocese of Warmia was established |
| 1243.07.29 | Diocese of Che艂mno was established (became suffragan of Gniezno) |
| 1243.07.29 | Diocese of Pomezania was established |
| 1257.02.01 | Diocese of 艁uk贸w was established (from Diocese of Krak贸w) |
| 1257.08 | Diocese of 艁uk贸w was suppressed (to Diocese of Krak贸w) |
| 1340.04 | Diocese of Przemy艣l was established |
| 1358 | Diocese of Che艂m was restored (became suffragan of Gniezno) |
| 1364 | Diocese of Krak贸w lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno |
| 1424.10.17 | Diocese of Krak贸w lost territory to Diocese of Che艂m |
| 1426.06.21 | Diocese of Che艂m lost territory to Diocese of Krak贸w |
| 1524 | Diocese of Pomezania was suppressed (to Diocese of Che艂mno) |
| 1545 | Diocese of Kamie艅 was suppressed |
| 1556 | Titular Episcopal See of Kamie艅 was restored |
| 1596 | Diocese of Che艂m鈥揃e艂z (Ukrainian Rite) was established |
| 1601.04.19 | Diocese of Pomezania was restored (from Diocese of Che艂mno) |
| 1609 | Diocese of Przemy艣l (Ukrainian Rite) was established (became suffragan of Kyiv鈥揌aly膷) |
| 1621 | Diocese of Krak贸w lost territory to Diocese of Pozna艅 |
| 1633 | Diocese of P艂ock lost territory to Diocese of Kujawy鈥揚omorze |
| 1763 | Diocese of Pomezania was suppressed (to Diocese of Che艂mno) |
| 1763.07.11 | Diocese of Krak贸w lost territory to Diocese of Przemy艣l |
| 1772 | Diocese of Che艂m lost territory to Diocese of Przemy艣l |
| 1786.03.13 | Diocese of Tarn贸w was established (from Diocese of Krak贸w and became suffragan of Lviv) |
| 1788 | Diocese of Wroc艂aw lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc |
| 1790.08.08 | Diocese of Che艂m was renamed as Diocese of Che艂m鈥揕ublin (gained territory from Diocese of Krak贸w) |
| 1790.08.08 | Diocese of Krak贸w lost territory to Diocese of Che艂m鈥揕ublin |
| 1794.01.12 | Diocese of Pozna艅 lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno |
| 1795 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno lost territory to Diocese of Krak贸w |
| 1798.03.06 | Diocese of Supra艣l (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kyiv鈥揌aly膷 and former Diocese of Volodymyr鈥揃r臈st) |
| 1798.08.08 | Diocese of Che艂m鈥揕ublin lost territory to Diocese of Lutsk and Zytomierz |
| 1798.10.16 | Diocese of Warszawa was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno and became suffragan of Gniezno) |
| 1799.03.16 | Diocese of Wigry was established (from Diocese of Lutsk and Zytomierz, Diocese of Vilnius and Diocese of 沤emaitija) |
| 1799.06.20 | Diocese of Che艂m鈥揕ublin lost territory to Diocese of Krak贸w |
| 1800.09.09 | Diocese of Krak贸w lost territory to Diocese of Wroc艂aw |
| 1800.09.09 | Diocese of P艂ock lost territory to Diocese of Warszawa |
| 1805.06.13 | Diocese of Kielce was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno, Diocese of Che艂m鈥揕ublin and Diocese of Krak贸w and became suffragan of Gniezno) |
| 1805.06.13 | Diocese of Krak贸w lost territory to Diocese of Che艂m鈥揕ublin |
| 1805.06.13 | Diocese of Warszawa lost territory to Diocese of Che艂m鈥揕ublin |
| 1805.09.22 | Diocese of Che艂m鈥揕ublin was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Lublin) |
| 1805.09.22 | Diocese of Lublin was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Che艂m鈥揕ublin and became suffragan of Gniezno) |
| 1805.09.24 | Diocese of Tarn贸w was suppressed (to Diocese of Krak贸w and Diocese of Przemy艣l) |
| 1809.02.14 | Diocese of Supra艣l (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of Che艂m鈥揃e艂z and Diocese of Volodymyr鈥揃r臈st) |
| 1811.10.22 | Diocese of Wroc艂aw lost territory to Diocese of Krak贸w |
| 1818.06.30 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa |
| 1818.06.30 | Diocese of Kielce was suppressed (to Diocese of Krak贸w and to establish Diocese of Sandomierz) |
| 1818.06.30 | Diocese of Krak贸w lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lviv and Diocese of Wroc艂aw |
| 1818.06.30 | Diocese of Kujawy鈥揚omorze was renamed as Diocese of Kujawy鈥揔aliska (lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno, Diocese of P艂ock, Diocese of Pozna艅 and Diocese of Wroc艂aw and became suffragan of Warszawa) |
| 1818.06.30 | Diocese of Podlachia was established (from Diocese of Krak贸w, Diocese of Lublin, Diocese of Lutsk and Zytomierz, Diocese of P艂ock and Diocese of Pozna艅 and became suffragan of Warszawa) |
| 1818.06.30 | Diocese of P艂ock lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa |
| 1818.06.30 | Diocese of Sandomierz was established (from Diocese of Krak贸w, from the suppressed Diocese of Kielce and became suffragan of Warszawa) |
| 1818.06.30 | Diocese of Sejny was established (from Diocese of P艂ock and from the suppressed Diocese of Wigry) |
| 1818.06.30 | Diocese of Warszawa was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa (with suffragan sees Krak贸w, Kujawy鈥揔aliska, Lublin, P艂ock, Podlachia and Sandomierz and gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno and Diocese of P艂ock) |
| 1818.06.30 | Diocese of Wigry was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Sejny) |
| 1821.07.16 | Diocese of Che艂mno lost territory to Diocese of Warmia |
| 1821.07.16 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno lost territory to Diocese of Che艂mno |
| 1821.07.16 | Diocese of Pozna艅 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pozna艅 (gained territory from Diocese of Wroc艂aw) |
| 1821.07.16 | Diocese of Wroc艂aw lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pozna艅 |
| 1821.07.20 | Diocese of Sejny was renamed as Diocese of August贸w |
| 1821.09.20 | Diocese of Tyniec was restored (from Diocese of Krak贸w and became suffragan of Lviv) |
| 1826.04.23 | Diocese of Tyniec was renamed as Diocese of Tarn贸w |
| 1875.03.18 | Diocese of Che艂m鈥揃e艂z (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed |
| 1880.01.20 | Diocese of Tarn贸w lost territory to Diocese of Krak贸w |
| 1882.12.28 | Diocese of Kielce was restored (from Diocese of Sandomierz and became suffragan of Warszawa) |
| 1886.03.27 | Diocese of Tarn贸w lost territory to Diocese of Krak贸w |
| 1919.02.05 | Military Vicariate of Poland was established |
| 1920.12.10 | Diocese of 艁贸d藕 was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa and became suffragan of Warszawa) |
| 1921 | Diocese of August贸w lost territory to Diocese of 沤emaitija |
| 1922.04.21 | Apostolic Administration of Gda艅sk was established (from Diocese of Che艂mno and Diocese of Warmia) |
| 1922.11.07 | Apostolic Administration of Upper Silesia was established (from Diocese of Wroc艂aw) |
| 1923.05.01 | Apostolic Administration of T眉tz was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno and Diocese of Che艂mno) |
| 1925.10.28 | Diocese of August贸w was suppressed (to establish Diocese of 艁om偶a) |
| 1925.10.28 | Diocese of Cz臋stochowa was established (from Diocese of Kielce, Diocese of 艁贸d藕 and Diocese of Wroc艂aw and became suffragan of Krak贸w) |
| 1925.10.28 | Apostolic Administration of Upper Silesia was promoted as Diocese of Katowice (became suffragan of Krak贸w) |
| 1925.10.28 | Diocese of Kielce lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Krak贸w |
| 1925.10.28 | Diocese of Krak贸w was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Krak贸w (with suffragan sees Cz臋stochowa, Katowice, Kielce and Tarn贸w and gained territory from Diocese of Kielce, Diocese of Spi拧 and Diocese of Tarn贸w) |
| 1925.10.28 | Diocese of Przemy艣l exchanged territory with Diocese of Tarn贸w |
| 1925.10.28 | Diocese of P艂ock lost territory to Diocese of 艁om偶a |
| 1925.10.28 | Diocese of Podlachia was renamed as Diocese of Siedlce |
| 1925.10.28 | Diocese of Tarn贸w lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Krak贸w |
| 1925.10.28 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa lost territory to Diocese of 艁om偶a |
| 1925.10.28 | Diocese of Kujawy鈥揔aliska was renamed as Diocese of W艂oc艂awek (became suffragan of Gniezno) |
| 1925.10.28 | Diocese of 艁om偶a was established (from the suppressed Diocese of August贸w, gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa and Diocese of P艂ock and became suffragan of Vilnius) |
| 1925.12.30 | Apostolic Administration of Gda艅sk was promoted as Diocese of Gda艅sk (without ecclesiastical province) |
| 1930.08.13 | Diocese of Che艂mno lost territory to Diocese of Warmia |
| 1930.08.13 | Apostolic Administration of T眉tz was promoted as Territorial Prelature of Schneidem眉hl (became suffragan of Wroc艂aw) |
| 1930.08.13 | Diocese of Wroc艂aw was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wroc艂aw (with suffragan sees Berlin, Warmia and Schneidem眉hl and lost territory to establish Diocese of Berlin) |
| 1934.02.10 | Apostolic Administration of 艁emkowszczyzna (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Diocese of Przemy艣l) |
| 1938.11.04 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wroc艂aw lost territory to Diocese of Katowice |
| 1939 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Krak贸w lost territory to Diocese of Nitra and Diocese of Spi拧 |
| 1940.01.01 | Diocese of Katowice lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wroc艂aw |
| 1941.02 | Apostolic Administration of 艁emkowszczyzna (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Apostolic Exarchate of 艁emkowszczyzna |
| 1945 | Diocese of Przemy艣l lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lviv |
| 1945.08.15 | Apostolic Administration of Upper Silesia was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wroc艂aw) |
| 1945.09.01 | Territorial Prelature of Schneidem眉hl was renamed as Territorial Prelature of Pi艂a |
| 1947 | Military Vicariate of Poland was suppressed |
| 1972.06.28 | Diocese of Gorz贸w was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wroc艂aw and Diocese of Berlin, from the suppressed Territorial Prelature of Pi艂a and became suffragan of Wroc艂aw) |
| 1972.06.28 | Diocese of Koszalin鈥揔o艂obrzeg was restored (from Diocese of Berlin, from the suppressed Territorial Prelature of Pi艂a and became suffragan of Gniezno) |
| 1972.06.28 | Apostolic Administration of Upper Silesia was promoted as Diocese of Opole (gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wroc艂aw and became suffragan of Wroc艂aw) |
| 1972.06.28 | Territorial Prelature of Pi艂a was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Gorz贸w and Diocese of Koszalin鈥揔o艂obrzeg) |
| 1972.06.28 | Diocese of Szczecin鈥揔amie艅 was restored (from Diocese of Berlin and became suffragan of Gniezno) |
| 1972.06.28 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wroc艂aw lost territory to Diocese of Opole |
| 1978.05.31 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wroc艂aw lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc |
| 1981.09.18 | Ordinariate of Poland (for Greek and Armenian Catholics) (Eastern Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa) |
| 1981.10.03 | Diocese of Sandomierz was renamed as Diocese of Sandomierz鈥揜adom |
| 1991 | Apostolic Administration of Lubacz贸w was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lviv) |
| 1991.01.16 | Ordinariate of Poland (for Greek and Armenian Catholics) (Eastern Rite) was renamed as Ordinariate of Ordynariat dla wiernych obrz膮dku wschodniego w Polsce |
| 1991.01.16 | Apostolic Exarchate of 艁emkowszczyzna (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of Przemy艣l) |
| 1991.01.21 | Military Ordinariate of Ordynariat Polowy Wojska Polskiego was restored |
| 1991.06.05 | Diocese of Bia艂ystok was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius and became suffragan of Vilnius) |
| 1991.06.05 | Diocese of Drohiczyn was established (from Diocese of Pinsk and became suffragan of Vilnius) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Bia艂ystok was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bia艂ystok (with suffragan sees Drohiczyn and 艁om偶a) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Bielsko鈥撆粂wiec was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Krak贸w and Diocese of Katowice and became suffragan of Krak贸w) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Cz臋stochowa was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cz臋stochowa (with suffragan sees Radom and Sosnowiec and lost territory to establish Diocese of Gliwice, Diocese of Kalisz and Diocese of Sosnowiec) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Elbl膮g was established (from Diocese of Che艂mno, Diocese of Gda艅sk and Diocese of Warmia and became suffragan of Warmia) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of E艂k was established (from Diocese of 艁om偶a and Diocese of Warmia and became suffragan of Warmia) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Gda艅sk was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gda艅sk (with suffragan sees Pelplin and Toru艅, gained territory from Diocese of Che艂mno and lost territory to establish Diocese of Elbl膮g) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Gliwice was established (from Diocese of Cz臋stochowa, Diocese of Katowice and Diocese of Opole and became suffragan of Katowice) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Kalisz was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pozna艅, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wroc艂aw, Diocese of Cz臋stochowa, Diocese of Opole and Diocese of W艂oc艂awek and became suffragan of Pozna艅) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Katowice was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Katowice (with suffragan sees Gliwice and Opole and lost territory to establish Diocese of Bielsko鈥撆粂wiec and Diocese of Gliwice) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Legnica was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wroc艂aw and became suffragan of Wroc艂aw) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Lublin was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lublin (with suffragan sees Sandomierz and Siedlce, lost territory to Diocese of Zamo艣膰鈥揕ubacz贸w and exchanged territory with Diocese of Sandomierz鈥揜adom) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Che艂mno was renamed as Diocese of Pelplin (lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gda艅sk, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno and Diocese of Koszalin鈥揔o艂obrzeg, lost territory to establish Diocese of Elbl膮g and Diocese of Toru艅 and became suffragan of Gda艅sk) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Przemy艣l was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemy艣l (with suffragan sees Rzesz贸w and Zamo艣膰鈥揕ubacz贸w, lost territory to Diocese of Sandomierz and lost territory to establish Diocese of Rzesz贸w) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of P艂ock lost territory to Diocese of 艁om偶a |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Radom was established (from Diocese of Sandomierz鈥揜adom and became suffragan of Cz臋stochowa) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Rzesz贸w was established (from Diocese of Przemy艣l and Diocese of Tarn贸w and became suffragan of Przemy艣l) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Sandomierz鈥揜adom was renamed as Diocese of Sandomierz (gained territory from Diocese of Przemy艣l, lost territory to establish Diocese of Radom, exchanged territory with Diocese of Lublin and became suffragan of Lublin) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Sosnowiec was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Krak贸w, Diocese of Cz臋stochowa and Diocese of Kielce and became suffragan of Cz臋stochowa) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Szczecin鈥揔amie艅 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin鈥揔amie艅 (with suffragan sees Koszalin鈥揔o艂obrzeg and Zielona G贸ra鈥揋orz贸w) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Toru艅 was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno and Diocese of Che艂mno and became suffragan of Gda艅sk) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Warmia was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warmia (with suffragan sees Elbl膮g and E艂k, lost territory to Apostolic Administration of European Russia and lost territory to establish Diocese of Elbl膮g and Diocese of E艂k) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Warszawa-Praga was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa and Diocese of P艂ock and became suffragan of Warszawa) |
| 1992.03.25 | Apostolic Administration of Lubacz贸w was promoted as Diocese of Zamo艣膰鈥揕ubacz贸w (gained territory from Diocese of Lublin and became suffragan of Przemy艣l) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of Gorz贸w was renamed as Diocese of Zielona G贸ra鈥揋orz贸w (became suffragan of Szczecin鈥揔amie艅) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of 艁owicz was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa, Diocese of 艁贸d藕 and Diocese of P艂ock and became suffragan of Warszawa) |
| 1992.03.25 | Diocese of 艁贸d藕 was promoted as Archdiocese of 艁贸d藕 (lost territory to establish Diocese of 艁owicz and without ecclesiastical province) |
| 1996.05.24 | Diocese of Przemy艣l (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemy艣l鈥揥arszawa |
| 1996.06.01 | Diocese of Wroc艂aw鈥揋da艅sk (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemy艣l鈥揥arszawa and became suffragan of Przemy艣l鈥揥arszawa) |
| 2004.02.24 | Diocese of Bydgoszcz was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno, Diocese of Koszalin鈥揔o艂obrzeg and Diocese of Pelplin and became suffragan of Gniezno) |
| 2004.02.24 | Archdiocese of 艁贸d藕 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of 艁贸d藕 (with suffragan see 艁owicz) |
| 2004.02.24 | Diocese of 艢widnica was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wroc艂aw and Diocese of Legnica and became suffragan of Wroc艂aw) |
| 2009.01 | Titular Episcopal See of Che艂m was restored |
| 2009.01 | Titular Episcopal See of Sejny was restored |
| 2014.10 | Titular Episcopal See of Pomezania was restored |
| 2014.10 | Titular Episcopal See of Wigry was restored |
| 2020.11.25 | Diocese of Olsztyn鈥揋da艅sk (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemy艣l鈥揥arszawa and Diocese of Wroc艂aw鈥揋da艅sk and became suffragan of Przemy艣l鈥揥arszawa) |
| 2020.11.25 | Diocese of Wroc艂aw鈥揋da艅sk (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Wroc艂aw鈥揔oszalin (lost territory to establish Diocese of Olsztyn鈥揋da艅sk) |
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