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. *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 Radim Gaudentius (, ; c. 970 – c. 1020) was Archbishop of Gniezno and the first Polish archbishop. Background Radim was an illegitimate son of Bohemian nobleman Slavník, and thus the half-brother of Adalbert of Prague. In 989, the two jour ...

*(before 1025? – 1027) Hipolit *1027–1028

Bossuta Stefan Bossuta Stefan (died 7 March 1028) or Bożętą was an Archbishop of Gniezno. Very little is known of his life including his birth date. His first name derives from the Old Church Slavonic, old Slavic name Bozet or Borzęta, and it is presumed tha ...

*1076? – 1092

Bogumił Bogomil () is a given name of Slavic origin. It is composed of the Slavic words 'bog' (god) and 'mil' (dear) and means 'dear to God' or 'favoured by God'. The Polish form of the name is Bogumił (), the Czech and Slovak form is Bohumil. Its femi ...

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Heinrich von Wülzburg Heinrich von Wülzburg was a German Benedictine monk, abbot of the monastery of Wülzburg and Archbishop of Gniezno in Poland. According to the fourteenth-century life of Otto of Bamberg Heinrich arrived in Poland among the entourage of Otto of ...

*(attested 1100–1112) Marcin *(attested 1136–1146/48) Jakub I ze Żnina *(1149–after 1167)

Jan Gryfita Jan Gryfita (first name also spelled Janik or Janisław, ? - 1167 or 1176) was an archbishop of Gniezno (1149 – c. 1167) and bishop of Wrocław Bishops of the (Breslau )Wrocław Bishopric, Prince-Bishopric (1290–1918), and Archdiocese (since ...

*(attested 1177–1180)

Zdzisław I Zdzisław I (d. between 1180 and 1185) was a 12th-century Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland. He was Archbishop from before 26 April 1177 till after 28 March 1181.

*(probably in 1180s.)

Bogumilus Bogumilus, in Polish Bogumił Piotr, (also known as Bogimilus and Theophilus)Bunson, Matthew. "Bogumilus", ''Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints'', OSV Publishing, 2003 was Archbishop of Gniezno and a hermit.Piotr Łabędź Piotr Łabędzi (died 19, 20 or 21 August 1198) was a Catholic Church, Catholic Bishop of Poznań and Archbishop of Gniezno. He was commonly mistaken for his predecessor, the Bogumilus, Blessed Bogumił (as Bogumił-Piotr), but recent studies cla ...

*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 family ...

*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 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 ...

*1382–1388

Bodzęta z Kosowic Bodzanta or Bodzęta of Szeliga coat of arms (; 1320–1388), was a Polish nobleman, governor of Kraków–Sandomierz lands (1350, 1357–1370, 1372–1379, 1381) and the archbishop of Gniezno (1382–1388). Supporter of Louis I of Hungary and ...

*1389–1394

Jan Kropidło Jan Kropidło (1360 or 1364 – 3 March 1421), was an ecclesiastic leader in Poland during the late Middle Ages. Jan was the eldest son of Duke Bolko III of Strzelce and his wife Anna. Jan was titled Duke of Strzelce (1382–96, with his brothe ...

*1394–1401 Dobrogost z Nowego Dworu *1402–1411

Mikołaj Kurowski Mikołaj Kurowski of Szreniawa of Kurów (died 1411) was a chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland and a Catholic hierarch. He held the posts of the bishop of Poznań, bishop of Włocławek and an archbishop of Gniezno. Releasing the name or adoptiv ...

*1412–1422

Mikołaj Trąba Mikołaj Trąba (; 1358 – 2 December 1422), of Trąby coat of arms, was a Polish Roman Catholic priest, Royal Notary from 1390, Deputy Chancellor of the Crown 1403–12, bishop of Halicz 1410–12, archbishop of Gniezno from 1412, and first p ...

(first primate of Poland since 1418) *1423–1436

Wojciech Jastrzębiec Wojciech of Jastrzębiec (c. 1362–1436) was a Polish mediaeval politician and religious leader. A bishop of Cracow and Poznań, he also held prominent posts at the court of the king Władysław II of Poland. Initially a chancellor to king J ...

*1437–1448

Wincenty Kot Wincenty II Kot (c. 1395–1448) was a 15th-century Roman Catholic Archbishop of Gniezno, in Poland. Early life He was born around 1395. Before he was elected Archbishop of Gniezno he was a teacher and tutor of the king's sons Wladyslaw and ...

*1449–1453

Władysław Oporowski Władysław Oporowski (1395–1453) was a Polish medieval political and religious leader. Deputy Chancellor of Poland (1429–1434), Bishop of Kujawy (1434–1449), archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland (1449–1453). It is recognized th ...

*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 regional ...

*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) Jan Łaski (1456 in Łask – 19 May 1531 in Kalisz, Poland) was a Polish nobleman, Grand Chancellor of the Crown (1503–10), diplomat, from 1490 secretary to Poland's King Casimir IV Jagiellon and from 1508 coadjutor to the Archbishop of ...

*1531–1535 Maciej Drzewicki *1535–1537

Andrzej Krzycki Andrzej Krzycki of the Kotwicz coat of arms (also known as Andreas Cricius in Latin; 7 July 1482 – 10 May 1537) was a Renaissance Polish writer and archbishop. Krzycki wrote in prose in Latin and poetry in Polish. He is often considered one o ...

*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 Stanisław Karnkowski of Junosza (1520–1603) was the Great Referendary of the Polish Crown (since 1558), the Great Secretary of Poland (since 1563), bishop of Włocławek (1567-1580) as well as archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland (sin ...

*1604–1605

Jan Tarnowski (1550–1605) Jan Tarnowski (c. 1550 – 14 September 1605 in Łowicz, Poland) was Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland. His coat of arms was Rola. Jan was secretary of King Stefan Batory of Poland and a trusted adviser of King Sigismund III Vasa of ...

*1606–1608

Bernard Maciejowski Cardinal Bernard Maciejowski, Ciołek coat of arms (1548 – 19 January 1608 in Kraków), Polish nobleman, starosta, royal standard bearer, statesman and Catholic Church leader; Lutsk bishop, Archbishop of Kraków, Archbishop of Gniezno and Pri ...

*1608–1615 Wojciech Baranowski *1616–1624 Wawrzyniec Gembicki."Archbishop Wawrzyniec Gembicki"
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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) Andrzej Leszczyński (1608–1658), of Wieniawa coat of arms, was a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth noble and priest. Biography He was the son of Wacław Leszczyński. He became a priest in 1633. Chancellor of queen Cecylia Renata from 1636 ...

*1659–1666 Waclaw Leszczyński *1666–1673 Mikołaj IV Prażmowski *1673–1674

Kazimierz Florian Czartoryski Kazimierz Florian Czartoryski was born before 1620 at Klevan the eldest son of Nicholas George Czartoryski and Isabella Korecka. He obtained his doctorate in theology in Rome and was ordained to the priesthood. He was Secretary to King Władys ...

*1674–1677

Andrzej Olszowski Andrzej Olszowski (27 January 162129 August 1677) was a Polish political speaker and writer. He was bishop of Chełmno from 1661 until 1674, and was archbishop of Gniezno and the primate of Poland from 1674. Olszowski was born in Olszowa. He w ...

*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 Augustyn Michał Stefan Radziejowski (3 December 1645 – 13 October 1705) was an archbishop of Gniezno, bishop of Warmia, and cardinal primate of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland. He was the son of Hieronim Radziejowski. After the death of t ...

*1706–1721

Stanisław Szembek Stanisław II Szembek (; 1650 – 3 August 1721) was a Prelate, Catholic prelate. Career Szembek was born in Morawica, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Morawica. In 1678 he became canon of Przemyśl and archdeacon of Zawichost. He became auxiliar ...

*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 Bishop ...

*1739–1748 Krzysztof Antoni Szembek *1749–1759 Adam Ignacy Komorowski *1759–1767

Władysław Aleksander Łubieński Władysław Aleksander Łubieński (1703–1767) was archbishop of Lwów (1758–59) and primate of Poland (1759–1767). He was an ally of the Czartoryski Familia and of the Russian Empire and an opponent of religious tolerance. He acted as In ...

*1767–1777 Gabriel Podoski *1777–1784 Antoni Kazimierz Ostrowski *1785–1794

Michał Jerzy Poniatowski Prince Michał Jerzy Poniatowski (12 October 1736 – 12 August 1794) was a Polish nobleman. Abbot of Tyniec and Czerwińsk (''opat tyniecki i czerwinski''), Bishop of Płock and Coadjutor Bishop of Kraków (''koadiutor krakowski'') from 17 ...

*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 Ignacy Antoni Raczyński (6 August 1741 – 19 February 1823) was a primate of Poland and archbishop of Gniezno. Biography Raczyński was born in Małoszyna to Antoni and Katarzyna Raczyński. He joined an order of the Jesuits based in Krak� ...

*1818–1821 vacant *1821–1825

Tymoteusz Paweł Gorzeński Timothy Gorzeński (1743–1825) was a Polish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Poznań from 1809 to 1825, Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland from 1821 to 1825. Early life He was born into the Nałęcz noble fam ...

*1825–1828 vacant *1828–1829 Teofil Cyprian Wolicki *1829–1831 vacant *1831–1842 Marcin Sulgustowski–Dunin *1842–1845 vacant *1845–1865

Leon Michał Przyłuski Leon Michał Przyłuski (1789–1865) was a Polish Roman Catholic Bishop who was Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland from 1845 to 1865. He was an active participant in the Polish independence movement of the late 1800s. Early life Przy� ...

*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 Stefan Wyszyński (3 August 1901 – 28 May 1981) was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Warsaw and Archbishop of Gniezno from 1948 to 1981. He previously served as Bishop of Lublin from 1946 to 1948. He was created a ...

*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 Henryk Józef Muszyński (born 20 March 1933 in Kościerzyna, Kashubia) is the Primate of Poland, Primate Emeritus of Poland and former archbishop of Gniezno, Poland, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II when the Polish hierarchy was reorg ...

(Primate of Poland from 18 December 2009) *2010–2014

Józef Kowalczyk Józef Kowalczyk (; born 28 August 1938) is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, canon lawyer and diplomat who, from 1989 to 2010, served as the first apostolic nuncio to Poland since World War II. He later served as archbishop of Gniezno and primate ...

*2014–present

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 ...

Auxiliary bishops

*1469–1474 Anton Nicolai"Bishop Anton Nicolai, O.F.M."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 *1509–? Mikołaj Mściwy"Bishop Nicolaus Msczny"
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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"
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Sebastian Żydowski Sebastian Żydowski (Lidvinski) (died 1560) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (1541–1560)."Bishop Sebastianus Lidvinsky"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 *1608–1627 Andrzej Wilczyński"Bishop Andrzej Wilczyński"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016 *1628–1638 Andrzej Gembicki, Appointed

Bishop of Lutsk The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lutsk was first established in the 13th century as the diocese of Luceoria (Latin) or Łuck (Polish). After the victory of Napoleon, the diocese was joined with the Diocese of Zhytomyr, forming the diocese of Lutzk- ...

*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."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016 *1644–1658 Adrian Grodecki"Bishop Adrian Grodecki"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016 *1660–1665

Gaspar Trizenieski Gaspar Trizenieski was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (1660–?).

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''. 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"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016 *1676–1693 Wojciech Stawowski"Bishop Wojciech Stawowski"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016 *1694–1700

Konstantyn Józef Zieliński Konstanty Józef Zieliński (born in 1646 in Rostkowo; died on 17 February 1709 in Moscow) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest, auxiliary bishop of Gniezno in the years 1694–1700, metropolitan archbishop of Lviv in the years 1700–1709. He ...

, Appointed Archbishop of Lviv *1699–1718 Stefan Antonin Mdzewski"Bishop Stefan Antonin Mdzewski, O.P."
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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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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 ...