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s of the Archdiocese of Gniezno, who are simultaneously

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s of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

since 1418."Archdiocese of Gniezno"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno"
''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 They also served as ''

interrex The interrex (plural interreges) was an extraordinary magistrate during the Roman Kingdom and Republic. Initially, the interrex was appointed after the death of the king of Rome until the election of his successor, hence its name—a ruler "betwee ...

'' in the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, also referred to as Poland–Lithuania or the First Polish Republic (), was a federation, federative real union between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ...

. *From 1821 until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of

Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

. *From 1946 until 1992 in personal union with the Archdiocese of

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

. 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 *1220–1232 Wincenty Niałek *1232–1258 Fulko I *1258–1271 Janusz Tarnowa *1271–1278 vacant *1278

Martin of Opava Martin of Opava, Order of Preachers, O.P. (died 1278) also known as Martin of Poland, was a 13th-century Dominican Order, Dominican friar, bishop (Catholic Church), bishop and chronicler. Life Known in Latin language, Latin as ''Frater Martinu ...

*1278–1283 vacant *1283–1314

Jakub Świnka Jakub Świnka (died 4 March 1314) was a Polish Catholic priest, the Archbishop of Gniezno and a notable politician and statesman, supporter of the idea of unification of all Polish lands under the rule of Władysław I the Elbow-high ("the Short") ...

*1314–1316 vacant *1316–1317 Borzysław I *1317–1341 Janisław *1342–1374 Jarosław Bogoria *1374–1382 Janusz Suchywilk *1382–1388 Bodzęta z Kosowic *1389–1394 Jan Kropidło *1394–1401 Dobrogost z Nowego Dworu *1402–1411 Mikołaj Kurowski *1412–1422 Mikołaj Trąba (first primate of Poland since 1418) *1423–1436 Wojciech Jastrzębiec *1437–1448 Wincenty Kot *1449–1453 Władysław Oporowski *1453–1464 Jan Odrowąż from Sprowa *1464–1473 Jan Gruszczyński *1473–1480

Jakub Siemieński Jakub of Sienno (; 1413–1480) was a medieval Bishop (Catholicism), Bishop of Bishop of Kraków, Kraków in the years 1461–1463, Bishop of Włocławek from 1464, and then Primate of Poland, Archbishop of Gniezno from 1474. He was also a 15th-c ...

*1481–1493 Zbigniew Oleśnicki *1493–1503 Fryderyk Jagiellończyk *1503–1510 Andrzej Boryszewski *1510–1531 Jan Łaski (1456–1531) *1531–1535 Maciej Drzewicki *1535–1537 Andrzej Krzycki *1537–1540

Jan Latalski (Bishop of Gniezno) Jan Latalski (1463–1540) was a medieval Bishop of Kraków, Poznań, Archbishop of Gniezno, and Primate of Poland. Born in 1463 into the Prawdzic Polish noble family, he studied at the Cracow Academy. He was a pastor of Saint Peter and Pau ...

*1541–1545 Piotr III Gamrat *1546–1559

Mikołaj Dzierzgowski Mikołaj (Nicholas) Dzierzgowski (1490–1559) was Archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland. He was born in 1490 into a szlachta family of the Jastrzębiec coat of arms. He was born out of wedlock to Jeżewskiego de Dzierzgów and either Z ...

*1559–1562 Jan Przerębski *1562–1581

Jakub Uchański Jakub Uchański (1502–81), of Radwan coat of arms, was a Polish clergyman and statesman, archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland from 1562 to 1581, interrex from 1572 to 1573 and from 1574 to 1575. Biography He began his service at the ...

*1581–1603 Stanisław Karnkowski *1604–1605 Jan Tarnowski (1550–1605) *1606–1608 Bernard Maciejowski *1608–1615 Wojciech Baranowski *1616–1624 Wawrzyniec Gembicki."Archbishop Wawrzyniec Gembicki"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016 *1624–1626 Henryk Firlej *1627–1638 Jan Wężyk *1638–1641 Jan Lipski *1641–1652

Maciej Łubieński Maciej Łubieński (1572 in Łubna-Jakusy, Łubna – 1652 in Łowicz), of Pomian coat of arms, was a primate of Poland, archbishop of Gniezno, bishop of Poznań, bishop of Kujawy and Interrex (Poland), interrex in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwe ...

*1653–1658 Andrzej Leszczyński (1608–1658) *1659–1666 Waclaw Leszczyński *1666–1673 Mikołaj IV Prażmowski *1673–1674 Kazimierz Florian Czartoryski *1674–1677 Andrzej Olszowski *1677–1679 vacant *1679–1685

Jan Stefan Wydźga Jan Stefan Wydżga (c.1610 – 6 September 1685) was a Polish priest and historian. He was Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Bal ...

*1685–1688 vacant *1688–1705 Michał Stefan Radziejowski *1706–1721 Stanisław Szembek *1721–1723 vacant *1723–1738 Teodor Andrzej Potocki *1739–1748 Krzysztof Antoni Szembek *1749–1759 Adam Ignacy Komorowski *1759–1767 Władysław Aleksander Łubieński *1767–1777 Gabriel Podoski *1777–1784 Antoni Kazimierz Ostrowski *1785–1794 Michał Jerzy Poniatowski *1795–1801

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 Polish Enlightenment, Enlightenment ...

*1801–1806 vacant *1806–1818 Ignacy Raczyński *1818–1821 vacant *1821–1825 Tymoteusz Paweł Gorzeński *1825–1828 vacant *1828–1829 Teofil Cyprian Wolicki *1829–1831 vacant *1831–1842 Marcin Sulgustowski–Dunin *1842–1845 vacant *1845–1865 Leon Michał Przyłuski *1866–1886

Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski Mieczysław () or Mečislovas (Lithuanian) is a Slavic names, Slavic name of Polish people, Polish origin. Feminine form: Mieczysława. This name may refer to: People Mečislovas *Mečislovas Birmanas (1900–1950), Lithuanian chess player *Meč ...

*1886–1890 Juliusz Józef Dinder *1891–1906 Florian Stablewski *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 Wrzesni ...

*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 (Catholic Church), cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was List of bishops and archbishops of Warsaw, Archbishop of Warsaw from 1981 to 2006, and was elevated to the cardinalate ...

(Primate of Poland until 18 December 2009) *1992–2010 Henryk Muszyński (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 Jan Busiński (died on 20 January 1541) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (1527–1541)."Bishop Jan Busiński"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016 *1541–1560

Sebastian Żydowski Sebastian Żydowski (Lidvinski) (died 1560) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (1541–1560)."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 Jan Madaliński, O. Cist. (1589–1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (1640–1644)."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 Jan Chrzciciel Bużeński (died on 1674) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as List of archbishops of Gniezno and primates of Poland#Auxiliary bishops, Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (1667–1674)."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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Gniezno Gniezno (; ; ) is a city in central-western Poland, about east of Poznań. Its population in 2021 was 66,769, making it the sixth-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The city is the administrative seat of Gniezno County (''powiat'') ...

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