This is a list of

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

s and Prince-Bishops of the Diocese of

Warmia Warmia ( pl, Warmia; Latin: ''Varmia'', ''Warmia''; ; Warmian: ''Warńija''; lt, Varmė; Old Prussian: ''Wārmi'') is both a historical and an ethnographic region in northern Poland, forming part of historical Prussia. Its historic capital ...

( pl, link=no, Diecezja warmińska, la, link=no, Dioecesis Varmiensis, german: link=no, Bistum Ermland), which was elevated to the

Archdiocese of Warmia The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Warmia ( pl, Archidiecezja warmińska, german: Erzdiözese Ermland) is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. The archbishop has hi ...

in 1992. The

Bishopric In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

was founded in 1243 as the

Bishopric of Ermland The Prince-Bishopric of Warmia ( pl, Biskupie Księstwo Warmińskie; german: Fürstbistum Ermland) was a semi-independent ecclesiastical state, ruled by the incumbent ordinary of the Warmia see and comprising one third of the then diocesan area ...

, one of four bishoprics of Teutonic Prussia. In 1356 it became an Imperial Prince-Bishopric under Emperor Charles IV, and from 1512 until 1930 it was an exempt diocese. From 1947 to 1972 the episcopal see was left vacant following the expulsion of the German population and the Bishop of Ermland from Prussia. The cathedral capitular canons elected capitular vicars for the time

sede vacante ''Sede vacante'' ( in Latin.) is a term for the state of a diocese while without a bishop. In the canon law of the Catholic Church, the term is used to refer to the vacancy of the bishop's or Pope's authority upon his death or resignation. Hi ...

, recognised by the Holy See. In 1972 the Holy See installed a new Polish diocese, which in 1992 was elevated to an archdiocese.

Bishops of Ermland / Warmia

*1249–1250

Heinrich von Strateich Heinrich may refer to: People * Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...

, elected, never actually took office *1250–1274

Anselm of Meissen Anselm of Meissen (german: Anselm von Meißen, died no later than 1278 in Elbing (Elbląg)) was a priest of the Teutonic Order and the first actual Also online anewadvent.org/ref> Bishop of Warmia (Varmia, Ermland, or Ermeland). As his name sugg ...

, first actual bishop to be active in Ermland, from 1253 suffragan of the

Archdiocese of Riga The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga is an archdiocese administered from the capital city of Riga in Latvia.Heinrich Fleming Heinrich may refer to: People * Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...

(Henryk Fleming) *1301–1326

Eberhard von Neiße Eberhard is an old Germanic name meaning the strength or courage of a wild boar. People First name *Eberhard of Friuli (815–866), Duke and key figure in the Carolingian Empire *Eberhard of Béthune (died 1212), Flemish grammarian *Eberhard I, Du ...

(

Nysa, Poland Nysa (german: Neisse or ''Neiße'', szl, Nysa) is a town in southwestern Poland on the Eastern Neisse ( Polish: ''Nysa Kłodzka'') river, situated in the Opole Voivodeship. With 43,849 inhabitants (2019), it is the capital of Nysa County. It ...

) (Neiße) *1327–1328 Jordan, Bishop of Warmia *1329–1334

Heinrich Wogenap Heinrich may refer to: People * Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...

( Wogenap) *1334–1337

*1337–1349

Hermann von Prag Hermann or Herrmann may refer to: * Hermann (name), list of people with this name * Arminius, chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe in the 1st century, known as Hermann in the German language * Éditions Hermann, French publisher * Hermann, Miss ...

(Herman z Pragi) (

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

) *1350–1355 Johannes of Meissen

Prince-Bishops of Ermland / Warmia

*1355–1373

Johannes Stryprock Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John (name), John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes (given name), Ioannes''), itself ...

( Stryprock), designated Prince-Bishop by the

Golden Bull A golden bull or chrysobull was a decree issued by Byzantine Emperors and later by monarchs in Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, most notably by the Holy Roman Emperors. The term was originally coined for the golden seal (a ''bull ...

*1373–1401 Heinrich Sorbom ( Sorbom) *1401–1415 Heinrich Heilsberg von Vogelsang (Vogelsang) *1415–1424

Johannes Abezier Johannes Abezier ( 1375 – 1424), most usually known as Johann Abezier, was a Roman Catholic religious and political leader of the Teutonic Knights. Abezier was provost of Frauenburg in Warmia (1411), and afterward the Prince-Bishop of Warmia (1 ...

*1424–1457 Franz Kuhschmalz (Franciszek Kuhschmalz) *1457–1458

Enea Silvio Piccolomini Pope Pius II ( la, Pius PP. II, it, Pio II), born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini ( la, Aeneas Silvius Bartholomeus, links=no; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 August ...

*1458–1467

Paul von Legendorf Paul may refer to: * Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

(

Legendorf Lehnice ( hu, Lég, ; german: Legendorf) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia. Component villages Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 121 metres and covers ...

) *1467–1489 Nicolaus von Tüngen (Mikołaj Tungen) *1489–1512

Lucas Watzenrode Lucas Watzenrode the Younger (sometimes ''Watzelrode'' and ''Waisselrod''; german: Lucas Watzenrode der Jüngere; pl, Łukasz Watzenrode; 30 October 1447 – 29 March 1512) was Prince-Bishop of Warmia (Ermland) and patron to his nephew, ast ...

*1512–1523 Fabian of Lossainen, from 1512 ''de facto'' exempt, integration into the

Archdiocese of Gniezno The Archdiocese of Gniezno ( la, Archidioecesis Gnesnensis, pl, Archidiecezja Gnieźnieńska) is the oldest Latin Catholic archdiocese in Poland, located in the city of Gniezno.Mauritius Ferber Mauritius Ferber ( pl, Maurycy Ferber; 1471 – 1 July 1537) was a member of the patrician Ferber family. As Roman Catholic Prince-Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), he prevented most towns in his diocese from converting to Protestantism while the surrou ...

*1537–1548

Johannes Dantiscus Johannes Dantiscus, (german: Johann(es) von Höfen-Flachsbinder; pl, Jan Dantyszek; 1 November 1485 – 27 October 1548) was prince-bishop of Warmia and Bishop of Chełmno (Culm). In recognition of his diplomatic services for Polish kings, th ...

(''Jan Dantyszek'', also known as ''The Father of Polish Diplomacy'') *1549–1550

Tiedemann Giese Tiedemann Giese (1 June 1480 – 23 October 1550), was Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno) first canon, later Prince-Bishop of Warmia (Ermland). His interest in mathematics, astronomy, and theology led him to mentor a number of important young scholars, in ...

*1551–1579

Stanislaus Hosius Stanislaus Hosius ( pl, Stanisław Hozjusz; 5 May 1504 – 5 August 1579) was a Polish Roman Catholic cardinal. From 1551 he was the Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Warmia in Royal Prussia and from 1558 he served as the papal legate to the H ...

, from 1566 ''de jure'' exempt with Riga dissolved *1579–1589

Martin Kromer Marcin Kromer (Latin: ''Martinus Cromerus''; 11 November 1512 – 23 March 1589) was Bishops of Warmia, Prince-Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), a Polish cartographer, diplomat and historian in the Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569), Kingdom of Poland and ...

*1589–1599

Andrew Báthory Andrew Báthory ( hu, Báthory András; pl, Andrzej Batory; 1562 or 1563 – 3 November 1599) was the Cardinal-deacon of Sant'Adriano al Foro from 1584 to 1599, Prince-Bishop of Warmia from 1589 to 1599, and Prince of Transylvania in 1599. His ...

*1600–1604 Piotr Tylicki *1604–1621 Szymon Rudnicki *1621–1633

John Albert Vasa John Albert Vasa (''Jan Albert Waza'') (25 June 1612 – 29 December 1634) was a Polish cardinal, and a Prince-Bishop of Warmia and Kraków. He was the son of Sigismund III Vasa and Constance of Austria. Biography John Albert Vasa was born ...

*1633–1643 Mikołaj Szyszkowski *1643–1644 Jan Karol Konopacki *1644–1659 Wacław Leszczyński *1659–1679 Jan Stefan Wydżga *1680–1688 Michał Stefan Radziejowski *1688–1697 Jan Stanisław Zbąski *1698–1711

Andrzej Chryzostom Załuski Andrzej Załuski Chrysostom (1650 – 12 May 1711) was a seventeenth-century Polish preacher, translator, prolific writer, Chancellor of the Crown and bishop. Early life He was born in 1650 in Kiev, into the Junosza noble family, the son of A ...

*1711–1723

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 ...

*1724–1740 Christopher Johan SzembekPrince-Bishop, Sacr.Rom Imp. Princ.
/ref> (1680–1740) *1741–1766 Adam Stanisław Grabowski (1698–1766) *1767–1795

Ignacy Krasicki Ignacy Błażej Franciszek Krasicki (3 February 173514 March 1801), from 1766 Prince-Bishop of Warmia (in German, ''Ermland'') and from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus, Primate of Poland), was Poland's leading Enlightenment poet"Ignacy Krasic ...

*1795–1803

Karl von Hohenzollern-Hechingen Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austri ...

*1803–1808 ''sede vacante'' *1808–1836 Joseph von Hohenzollern-Hechingen

Bishops

*1836–1841

Andreas Stanislaus von Hatten Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name ...

*1841–1867 Joseph Ambrosius Geritz *1867–1885

Philipp Krementz Philipp Krementz (1 December 1819 – 6 May 1899) was a German Catholic bishop, created Cardinal in 1893. Philipp Krementz was born, the son of a butcher, in Koblenz in 1837 and began to study theology in Bonn, which he continued in Munich in 183 ...

*1886–1908

Andreas Thiel Andreas Thiel (born March 3, 1960) is a former German handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympia ...

*1908–1930

Augustinus Bludau Augustinus Bludau (6 March 1862 – 9 February 1930) was a Bishop of Ermland ( pl, Warmia) in East Prussia from 1909–1930. Bludau was born in Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) as a son of a tailor. After attending the Gymnasium (school) in El ...

*1930–1947 Maximilian Kaller, suffragan of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Breslau/Wrocław since 1930. Kaller remained bishop until 1947, even though expelled from

in 1946. *1947–1972

**1947–1957:

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(1883–1957), as

vicar capitular :''See: Catholic Church hierarchy#Equivalents of diocesan bishops in law'' A diocesan administrator is a provisional ordinary of a Roman Catholic particular church. Diocesan administrators in canon law The college of consultors elects an admi ...

; also

vicar general A vicar general (previously, archdeacon) is the principal deputy of the bishop of a diocese for the exercise of administrative authority and possesses the title of local ordinary. As vicar of the bishop, the vicar general exercises the bishop' ...

for the diocesan area under Soviet rule from 1945 to 1957 **1957–1972: Paul Hoppe (1900–1988), as vicar capitular *1972–1978 Józef Drzazga, suffragan of

Archdiocese of Warsaw The Archdiocese of Warsaw is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory or diocese in Poland encompassing the Polish capital. It was erected on October 16, 1798. It was elevated to an Archdiocese on June 30, 1813. A Metropolitan See, its suffragan di ...

*1979–1981

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 ...

*1981–1988 Jan Władysław Obłąk *1988–1992 Edmund Michał Piszcz, elevated as archbishop in 1992

Archbishops

*1992–2006 Edmund Michał Piszcz, bishop from 1988 *2006–2016

Wojciech Ziemba Wojciech Ziemba (15 October 1941 – 21 April 2021) was a Polish Roman Catholic archbishop. Ziemba was born in Poland and was ordained to the priesthood in 1967. He served as titular bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop w ...

* since 2016 Józef Górzyński

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