This is a list of
archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdio ...
s of the
Archdiocese of Gniezno, who are simultaneously
primate
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s of
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
since 1418.
["Archdiocese of Gniezno"]
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016["Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno"]
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interrex
The interrex (plural interreges) was literally a ruler "between kings" (Latin ''inter reges'') during the Roman Kingdom and the Roman Republic. He was in effect a short-term regent.
History
The office of ''interrex'' was supposedly created follow ...
'' in the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...
.
*From 1821
until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...
.
*From 1946 until 1992 in personal union with the Archdiocese of
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officiall ...
.
List of archbishops
*(999–after 1000)
Radim Gaudentius
*(before 1025? – 1027)
Hipolit
*1027–1028
Bossuta Stefan
*1076? – 1092
Bogumił
* ?
Heinrich von Wülzburg
*(attested 1100–1112)
Marcin
*(attested 1136–1146/48)
Jakub I ze Żnina
*(1149–after 1167)
Jan Gryfita
*(attested 1177–1180)
Zdzisław I
*(probably in 1180s.)
Bogumilus
*(attested from 1191 – died 1198/9)
Piotr Łabędź
*1199–1219
Henryk Kietlicz
Henryk Kietlicz (1150 – 22 March 1219) was Archbishop of Gniezno from 1199 to 1219 was the main architect of the changes that allowed the Polish church to gain independence from the secular authorities.
Henryk was born in 1150 to a Czech famil ...
*1220–1232
Wincenty Niałek
*1232–1258
Fulko I
*1258–1271
Janusz Tarnowa
*1271–1278 vacant
*1278
Martin of Opava
Martin of Opava, O.P. (died 1278) also known as Martin of Poland, was a 13th-century Dominican friar, bishop and chronicler.
Life
Known in Latin as ''Frater Martinus Ordinis Praedicatorum'' (Brother Martin of the Order of Preachers), he is bel ...
*1278–1283 vacant
*1283–1314
Jakub Świnka
*1314–1316 vacant
*1316–1317
Borzysław I
*1317–1341
Janisław I
Janisław (unknown—4 December 1341, Łęczyca) was an Archbishop of Gniezno 1317–41, having in 1317 succeeded Borzysław I. Janisław unconditionally supported the policy of reunification of Polish lands carried out by Władysław I the E ...
*1342–1374
Jarosław Bogoria
*1374–1382
Janusz Suchywilk
Janusz Suchywilk of Grzymala Coat of Arms (c. 1310 – 5 April 1382) was a Polish nobleman ( szlachcic), relative of Jarosław z Bogorii i Skotnik.
Janusz became Chancellor of the Polish Kingdom and Archbishop of Gniezno in 1374. From 1357 un ...
*1382–1388
Bodzęta z Kosowic
*1389–1394
Jan Kropidło
*1394–1401
Dobrogost z Nowego Dworu
*1402–1411
Mikołaj I Kurowski
*1412–1422
Mikołaj II Trąba (first primate of Poland since 1418)
*1423–1436
Wojciech I Jastrzębiec
*1437–1448
Wincenty II Kot
*1449–1453
Władysław I Oporowski
*1453–1464
Jan Odrowąż from
Sprowa
Sprowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Słupia, within Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Słupia, west of Jędrzejów, and south-west of the regio ...
*1464–1473
Jan III Gruszczyński
*1473–1480
Jakub III Siemieński
*1481–1493
Zbigniew Oleśnicki
*1493–1503
Fryderyk Jagiellończyk
Frederick Jagiellon ( pl, Fryderyk Jagiellończyk; 27 April 1468 – 14 March 1503) was a Polish prince, Archbishop of Gniezno, Bishop of Kraków, and Primate of Poland. He was the sixth son and ninth child of Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland ...
*1503–1510
Andrzej I Boryszewski
*1510–1531
Jan IV Łaski
*1531–1535
Maciej I Drzewicki
*1535–1537
Andrzej II Krzycki
*1537–1540
Jan V Latalski
*1541–1545
Piotr III Gamrat
*1546–1559
Mikołaj III Dzierzgowski
*1559–1562
Jan Przerębski
*1562–1581
Jakub IV Uchański
*1581–1603
Stanisław I Karnkowski
*1604–1605
Jan VI Tarnowski
*1606–1608
Bernard Maciejowski
*1608–1615
Wojciech II Baranowski
*1616–1624
Wawrzyniec Gembicki
Wawrzyniec Gembicki (5 August 1559 – 10 February 1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Gniezno (1616–1624), Bishop of Włocławek (1610–1616), and Bishop of Chelmno (1600–1610). .
["Archbishop Wawrzyniec Gembicki"]
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
*1624–1626
Henryk II Firlej
*1627–1638
Jan VII Wężyk
*1638–1641
Jan VIII Lipski
*1641–1652
Maciej II Łubieński
*1653–1658
Andrzej II Leszczyński
*1659–1666
Waclaw Leszczyński
*1666–1673
Mikołaj IV Prażmowski
*1673–1674
Kazimierz Florian Czartoryski
*1674–1677
Andrzej III Olszowski
*1677–1679 vacant
*1679–1685
Jan IX Stefan Wydźga
*1685–1688 vacant
*1688–1705
Michał Stefan Radziejowski
Augustyn Michał Stefan Radziejowski (3 December 1645 – 13 October 1705) was an archbishop of Gniezno and cardinal primate of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland, son of Hieronim Radziejowski. After the death of the Polish king John III Sobieski ...
*1706–1721
Stanisław II Szembek
*1721–1723 vacant
*1723–1738
Teodor Andrzej Potocki
Teodor Andrzej Potocki (13 February 1664 – 12 December 1738) was a Polish nobleman ( szlachcic), Primate of Poland, interrex in 1733.
Teodor was Rector of Przemyśl and canon of Kraków since 1687, Bishop of Chełmno since 1699 and Bish ...
*1739–1748
Krzysztof Antoni Szembek
*1749–1759
Adam Ignacy Komorowski
*1759–1767
Władysław II Aleksander Łubieński
*1767–1777
Gabriel Podoski
*1777–1784
Antoni Kazimierz Ostrowski
*1785–1794
Michał II Jerzy Poniatowski
*1795–1801
Ignacy I Krasicki
*1801–1806 vacant
*1806–1818
*1818–1821 vacant
*1821–1825
Tymoteusz Paweł Gorzeński
*1825–1828 vacant
*1828–1829
Teofil Cyprian Wolicki
*1829–1831 vacant
*1831–1842
Marcin II Sulgustowski–Dunin
*1842–1845 vacant
*1845–1865
Leon Michał Przyłuski
*1866–1886
Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski
Mieczysław () or Mečislovas (Lithuanian) is a Slavic name of Polish origin and consists of two parts: miecz "sword", and sław "glory, famous". Feminine form: Mieczysława. Alternate form: Mieszko.
This name may refer to:
People Mečislovas
* ...
*1886–1890
Juliusz Józef Dinder
*1891–1906
Florian Stablewski
Florian Stablewski (German: Florian von Stablewski; 16 October 1841 – 24 November 1906) was a Polish priest and politician, archbishop of Poznań and Gniezno, and member of the Prussian parliament.
Stablewski was born in Wschowa and died in ...
*1906–1914 vacant
*1914–1915
Edward Likowski
Edward Likowski (26 October 1836 – 20 February 1915) was a Polish Catholic hierarch, who served as the archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland from 1914 until his death in 1915.
Biography
Likowski was born on 26 September 1836 in Wrzesnia ...
*1915–1926
Edmund Dalbor
*1926–1948
August Józef Hlond
*1948–1981
Stefan Wyszyński
*1981–1992
Józef Glemp
Józef Glemp (18 December 192923 January 2013) was a Polish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Warsaw from 1981 to 2006, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983.
Biography
Early life and ordination
Józef Glemp was b ...
(Primate of Poland until 18 December 2009)
*1992–2010
Henryk Muszyński
Henryk Józef Muszyński (born 20 March 1933 in Kościerzyna, Kashubia) is the Primate Emeritus of Poland and former archbishop of Gniezno, Poland, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II when the Polish hierarchy was reorganized in March 199 ...
(Primate of Poland from 18 December 2009)
*2010–2014
Józef Kowalczyk
*2014–present
Wojciech Polak
Auxiliary bishops
*1469–1474
Anton Nicolai["Bishop Anton Nicolai, O.F.M."]
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
*1509–?
Mikołaj Mściwy["Bishop Nicolaus Msczny"]
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
*1527–1541
Jan Busiński["Bishop Jan Busiński"]
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
*1541–1560
Sebastian Żydowski["Bishop Sebastianus Lidvinsky"]
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
*1608–1627
Andrzej Wilczyński["Bishop Andrzej Wilczyński"]
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
*1628–1638
Andrzej Gembicki, Appointed
Bishop of Lutsk
*1640–1644
Jan Madaliński["Bishop Jan Madaliński, O. Cist."]
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
*1644–1658
Adrian Grodecki["Bishop Adrian Grodecki"]
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
*1660–1665
Gaspar Trizenieski["Bishop Gaspar Trizenieski"]
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
*1667–1674
Jan Chrzciciel Bużeński["Bishop Giovanni Battista Businski"]
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
*1676–1693
Wojciech Stawowski["Bishop Wojciech Stawowski"]
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
*1694–1700
Konstantyn Józef Zieliński, Appointed
Archbishop of Lviv
*1699–1718
Stefan Antonin Mdzewski["Bishop Stefan Antonin Mdzewski, O.P."]
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
References
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List
Gniezno
Poland religion-related lists
Archbishops
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdioc ...