The Polish Episcopal Conference or Polish Bishops' Conference ( pl, Konferencja Episkopatu Polski) is the central organ of the

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. It is composed of 2 cardinals, 28 archbishops and 118 bishops.

Members

** President – abp Stanisław Gądecki (since 12 March 2014) ** Vicepresident – abp

Marek Jędraszewski Marek Jędraszewski (born 24 July 1949) is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate who has been Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków since 8 December 2016. He served as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź from 2012 to 2017. He has also been Vice-Pres ...

(since 13 March 2014) ** Secretary general – bp Artur Miziński (since 10 June 2014) * Presidium ** President – abp Stanisław Gądecki ** Vicepresident – abp

** Primate of Poland – abp

Wojciech Polak Wojciech Polak (born 19 December 1964) is the Roman Catholic archbishop of Gniezno, Poland, since his appointment on 17 May 2014. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of Gniezno. Biography Early life Polak was born in 1964 in Inowrocł ...

** Metropolitan Cardinals – card.

Kazimierz Nycz Kazimierz Nycz (born 1 February 1950) is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Warsaw since 2007. He was Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg from 2004 to 2007, after serving more than fifteen years as auxiliary bishop ...

** Secretary general – bp Artur Miziński ** 6 diocese bishops (chosen for 5 years) – abp Stanisław Budzik, abp Andrzej Dzięga, abp Grzegorz Ryś, abp Józef Kupny, abp Tadeusz Wojda, bp Andrzej Czaja ** 2 auxiliary bishops (chosen for 5 years) – bp Damian Bryl, bp Piotr Turzyński * Commissions (only bishops can be members) ** for the Doctrine of the Faith – head abp Stanisław Budzik ** for Catholic Education – head bp Wojciech Osial ** for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments – head bp

Piotr Greger Piotr Greger (born 24 March 1964) is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood on 13 May 1989. Greger was named auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec, Poland Poland, officially the Republic ...

** for the Clergy – head abp

** for Christian ministry – head bp Andrzej Czaja ** for Missions – head bp

Jerzy Mazur Jerzy Mazur (born 5 August 1953) is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk since 2003. He was previously a missionary, as well as a bishop in Siberia and the titular bishop of Tabunia. Biography Ear ...

** Charity – head bp Wiesław Szlachetka ** for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life – head bp Jacek Kiciński ** Marian – head abp Wacław Depo ** Bishops and religious superiors – head bp Artur Miziński ** for Polish diaspora – head bp

Wiesław Lechowicz :"Wiesław" is sometimes transliterated as "Wieslaw", in the absence of '' L with stroke.'' Wiesław () is a Polish masculine given name, of Slavonic origin, meaning "great glory" or "all glory". It is the shortened, more common, form of the pers ...

** Revisions – head abp Stanisław Budzik * Councils (priests, religious and lay members allowed) ** for Family – head bp Wiesław Śmigiel ** Science – head abp

** for Ecumenism – head bp Jacek Jezierski ** for Inter-Religious Dialogue – head bp

Rafał Markowski Rafał is the Polish form of the male given name Raphael. Rafał (Polish pronunciation: ) may refer to: * Rafał Śliż (born 1983), Polish ski jumper * Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz (born 1964), Polish fiction author and journalist * Rafał Andraszak ( ...

** for the Laity – head bp

Adrian Galbas Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main ...

** for Society problems – head bp

Marian Florczyk Marian may refer to: People * Mari people, a Finno-Ugric ethnic group in Russia * Marian (given name), a list of people with the given name * Marian (surname), a list of people so named Places * Marian, Iran (disambiguation) * Marian, Queenslan ...

** for the Pastoral Care of Youth – head bp

Marek Solarczyk Marek Solarczyk (born 13 April 1967) is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop-elect of Radom. Formation A native of Wołomin, in east-central Poland, he studied at the Metropolitan Higher Seminary in Warsaw and received his priestly ordinat ...

** for Culture and Cultural Heritage – head bp

Michał Janocha Michał () is a Polish and Sorbian form of Michael and may refer to: * Michał Bajor (born 1957), Polish actor and musician * Michał Chylinski (born 1986), Polish basketball player * Michał Drzymała (1857–1937), Polish rebel * Michał Heller ...

** for Social Communications – head abp Wacław Depo ** for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants – head bp

Krzysztof Zadarko Krzysztof () is a Polish given name, equivalent to English ''Christopher''. The name became popular in the 15th century. Its diminutive forms include Krzyś, Krzysiek, and Krzysio; augmentative – Krzychu Individuals named Krzysztof may choose t ...

** Law – head bp

Ryszard Kasyna Ryszard Kasyna (born 28 September 1957) is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin since 2012. He was previously the auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gdańsk and titular bishop ...

** Economical – head bp Jan Piotrowski * Teams (priests, religious and lay members allowed) ** for contacts with French Episcopal Conference – head bp Jan Piotrowski ** for contacts with Lithuanian Episcopal Conference – head bp Romuald Kamiński ** for contacts with German Episcopal Conference – head bp Jan Kopiec ** for contacts with Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church – head bp Arkadiusz Trochanowski ** for contacts with Polish Ecumenical Council – head bp Jacek Jezierski ** for help Catholic Church in East – head bp Antoni Dydycz ** for contacts with Russian Orthodox Church – head abp

** for Scholarships – head bp Henryk Wejman ** for Dialogue – bp Adam Bab, bp Roman Pindel, bp Krzysztof Nitkiewicz, bp Jacek Jezierski, bp Henryk Wejman ** for Alcohol Abstinence – head bp Tadeusz Bronakowski ** for programmed television transmission of Masses – head abp Józef Górzyński ** for Enthronement of Christ movements – head bp Andrzej Czaja ** for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers – head bp Romuald Kamiński ** Bioethics – head bp Józef Wróbel ** for Sanctuary – head bp Henryk Ciereszko ** for the Pastoral Care of Radio Maryja – head bp Wiesław Śmigiel ** for Promoting the New Evangelization – head abp Grzegorz Ryś ** for novelization Polish Episcopal Conference regulations – head bp Krzysztof Wętkowski * Press office ** Fr. Leszek Gęsiak SJ * Concordat commission ** bp Artur Miziński

Presidents

(Until 1994, position held '' ex officio'' by the

Primate of Poland This is a list of archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno, who are simultaneously primates of Poland since 1418.Edmund Dalbor * 1926–1948 – card.

August Hlond August Hlond (July 5, 1881 – October 22, 1948) was a Polish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, who was Archbishop of Poznań and Gniezno in 1926 and Primate of Poland. He was then appointed as the Archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw in 194 ...

* 1948–1981 – card.

Stefan Wyszyński Stefan Wyszyński (3 August 1901 – 28 May 1981) was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the bishop of Lublin from 1946 to 1948, archbishop of Warsaw and archbishop of Gniezno from 1948 to 1981. He was created a cardinal on ...

* 1981–2004 – card. Józef Glemp * 2004–2014 – abp Józef Michalik * since 2014 – abp Stanisław Gądecki

Vicepresidents

* 1969–1978 – St. card.

Karol Wojtyła Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

* 1979–1994 – card.

Franciszek Macharski Franciszek Macharski (; 20 May 1927 – 2 August 2016) was a Polish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed Archbishop of Kraków from 1978, named by Pope John Paul II to succeed him in that role. Macharski was elevated to the car ...

* 1994–1999 – abp Henryk Muszyński * 1999–2004 – abp Józef Michalik * 2004–2014 – abp Stanisław Gądecki * since 2014 – abp

Secretaries general

* 1918–1919 – bl. bp

Antoni Julian Nowowiejski Antoni Julian Nowowiejski (11 February 1858 – 28 May 1941) was a Polish bishop of Płock (1908–1941), titular archbishop of Silyum, first secretary of Polish Episcopal Conference (1918–1919), honorary citizen of Płock and historian. He ...

* 1919–1925 – bp Henryk Przeździecki * 1925–1926 – bp Romuald Jałbrzykowski * 1926–1946 – bp Stanisław Kostka Łukomski * 1946–1968 – bp Zygmunt Choromański * 1969–1993 – bp Bronisław Wacław Dąbrowski * 1993–1998 – bp Tadeusz Pieronek * 1998–2007 – bp Piotr Libera * 2007–2011 – bp Stanisław Budzik * 2011–2014 – bp

* since 2014 – bp Artur Miziński

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