Roman Catholic Diocese of Włocławek
{{Short description|Latin Catholic territory in Poland}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Włocławek
|latin = Dioecesis Vladislaviensis
|local = Diecezja Włocławska
|image = Katedra p.w. Wniebowzięcia NMP we Włocławku1 N. Chylińska.JPG
|image_size = 250px
|caption = Włocławek Cathedral
Basilica Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Włocławek
|country = Poland
|province = Gniezno
|denomination = Catholic Church
|sui_iuris_church = Latin Church
|rite = Roman Rite
|cathedral = Włocławek Cathedral
Katedra Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej
Marii Panny
(Cathedral of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
|cocathedral =
|map=Roman Catholic Diocese of Włocławek.jpg
|area_km2 = 8,824
|population = 758,348
|population_as_of = 2022
|catholics = 748,506
|catholics_percent= 98.7
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|bishop = Krzysztof Jakub Wętkowski
|metro_archbishop = Wojciech Polak
|coadjutor =
|auxiliary_bishops=
|emeritus_bishops = Stanisław Gębicki
Wiesław Mering
|website = [http://www.diecezja.wloclawek.pl/ Website of the Diocese]
}}
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The Diocese of Włocławek ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Vladislaviensis}}) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno. Until the 20th century, it was known as the Diocese of Kujawy.
The bishops' seat is Włocławek Cathedral, also a minor basilica: {{lang|pl|Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP}} in the city of Włocławek, in Kujawsko-Pomorskie.
The diocese has two more Minor Basilicas:
- Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń ({{langx|pl|Bazylika MB Bolesnej Królowej Polski}}), in Licheń Stary, Wielkopolskie
- {{lang|pl|Bazylika Wniebowzięcia NMP}}, in Zduńska Wola, Łódzkie.
The diocese is currently headed by Bishop Krzysztof Jakub Wętkowski, appointed in 2021.
History
- We disregard the presumably merely-legendary precursor(?) Diocese of Kruszwica (966–1156)
- Established in 1015 as Diocese of Kujawy–Pomorze (i.e. Kujawy–Pomerania) / Kruszwicka (Polish) / Cuiavia–Pomerania (Curiate Italian), on territory split off from the suppressed Diocese of Kolberg (Kołobrzeg)
- Renamed in 1148 as Diocese of Kujawy–Pomorze / Cuiavia–Pomerania (Italiano) / since ca. 1124/26 called Włocławek after its see
- Theological seminary in Włocławek founded in 1569 by Bishop Stanisław Karnkowski as one of the oldest seminaries in Poland.{{cite web|url=https://ekai.pl/450-lat-temu-powstalo-seminarium-we-wloclawku/|title=450 lat temu powstało seminarium we Włocławku|website=eKAI.pl|author=Artur Niemira|access-date=27 June 2020|language=pl}}
- Gained territory in 1633 from the Diocese of Płock
- Renamed on 30 June 1818 as Diocese of Kujawy–Kaliska / Cuiavia–Kalisz (Italiano), having lost territories to its Metropolitan the Archdiocese of Gniezno, to Diocese of Poznań, to Diocese of Wrocław and to Diocese of Płock.
- Renamed on 28 Oct 1925 after its see as Diocese of Włocławek / Wladislavia / Vladislavien(sis) (Latin adjective)
- During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans murdered 249 priests from the Diocese of Włocławek, including the Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek Michał Kozal, closed down the cathedral, and robbed the precious historical collections of the diocese of Włocławek.Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warszawa, 2009, p. 209-210 (in Polish)
- Lost territory on 25 March 1992 to establish the Diocese of Kalisz.
- It enjoyed Papal visits from the Polish Pope John Paul II in June 1991 and June 1999.
- In 2018 the Włocławek Cathedral was listed by the President of Poland as a Historic Monument of Poland.{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 10 grudnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Włocławek - katedra pod wezwaniem Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny"|year=2018|number=2421}}
Statistics
As of 2022, it pastorally served 748,506 Catholics (98.7% of 758,348 total) on 8,824 km² in 233 parishes and 126 missions with 566 priests (460 diocesan, 106 religious), 463 lay religious (148 brothers, 315 sisters) and 24 seminarians.
Episcopal ordinaries
:Imported from List of bishops of Kujawy (Włocławek) and amended; sources contradict often, notably in the first centuries:
;Suffragan Bishops of Kujawy–Pomorze
::(Kujawy–Pomerania, Włocławek; 1133–1818)
- Swidger (1128? – 1151;? attested from 1133)
- Onold (1151? – 1160?; attested 1161–1180)
- Rudger (1160? – 1170?)
- Werner (1170? – 1178? or 1148–1156?)
- Wunelf (1178?–1190?)
- Stefan (attested 1187–1198–)
- Ogerius (1197/1203; attested 1206?–1212)
- Bartha (1203–1215; attested 1213–1220)
- Michał (1215 – 1256 or 1222–1252)
- Wolimir (1256–1271 or 1252–1275)
- Albierz/Wojciech (1271?/1275? – 1283)
- 1284–1300 – Wiesław
- 1300–1323 – Gerward
- 1324–1364 – Maciej z Gołańczy
- 1364–1383 – Zbylut z Wąsosza
- 1383–1383 – Trojan
- 1384–1389 – Jan Kropidło
- 1389–1398 – Henry VIII of Legnica (Henryk VIII legnicki)
- 1399–1402 – Mikołaj Kurowski
- 1402–1421 – Jan Kropidło (again)
- 1421–1427 – Jan Pella
- 1427–1433 – Jan Szafraniec
- 1433–1449 – Władysław Oporowski
- 1449–1450 – Mikołaj Lasocki
- 1450–1463 – Jan Gruszczyński
- 1463–1464 – Jan Lutek
- 1464–1472 – Jakub z Sienna
- 1473–1480 – Zbigniew Oleśnicki
- 1481–1483 – Andrzej Oporowski
- 1484–1493 – Piotr Moszyński
- 1494–1503 – Krzesław Kurozwęcki
- 1503–1513 – Wincenty Przerębski
- 1513–1531 – Maciej Drzewicki
- 1531–1538 – Jan Karnkowski
- 1538–1542 – Łukasz II Górka
- 1542–1546 – Mikołaj Dzierzgowski
- 1546–1551 – Andrzej Zebrzydowski
- 1551–1557 – Jan Drohojowskii
- 1557–1565 – Jakub Uchański
- 1565–1567 – Mikołaj Wolski
- 1567–1580 – Stanisław Karnkowski
- 1581–1600 – Hieronim Rozrażewski
- 1600–1603 – Jan Tarnowski
- 1603–1607 – Piotr Tylicki
- 1608–1608 – Wojciech Baranowski
- 1608–1610 – Maciej Pstrokoński
- 1610–1616 – Wawrzyniec Gembicki
- 1616–1622 – Paweł Wołucki
- 1622–1631 – Andrzej Lipski
- 1631–1642 – Maciej Łubieński
- 1642–1654 – Mikołaj Wojciech Gniewosz
- 1654–1673 – Kazimierz Florian Czartoryski
- 1674–1675 – Jan Gembicki
- 1675–1680 – Stanisław Sarnowski
- 1680–1691 – Bonawentura Madaliński
- 1691–1700 – Stanisław Dąmbski
- 1700–1705 – Stanisław Szembek
- 1705–1720 – Felicjan Konstanty Szaniawski
- 1720–1735 – Krzysztof Antoni Szembek
- 1735–1741 – Adam Stanisław Grabowski
- 1741–1751 – Walenty Aleksander Czapski
- 1751–1763 – Antoni Sebastian Dembowski
- 1763–1776 – Antoni Kazimierz Ostrowski
- 1777–1806 – Józef Ignacy Rybiński
- 1806–1815 – vacant
- 1815–1818 – Franciszek Malczewski
;Suffragan Bishops of Kujawy–Kaliska
- 1818–1822 – Andrzej Wołłowicz
- 1822–1831 – Józef Szczepan Koźmian
- 1831–1836 – vacant
- 1836–1850 – Walenty Maciej Bończa
- 1850–1856 – vacant
- 1856–1867 – Jan Michał Marszewski
- 1867–1876 – vacancy
- 1876–1883 – Wincenty Teofil Popiel
- 1883–1902 – Aleksander Kazimierz Bereśniewicz
- Stanisław Kazimierz Zdzitowiecki (1902–1925 see below)
Image:Wiesław Alojzy Mering.JPG]]
;Suffragan Bishops of Włocławek
- Stanisław Kazimierz Zdzitowiecki (see above 1925–1927 –)
- 1927–1928 – Władysław Paweł Krynicki
- 1928–1951 – Karol Mieczysław Radoński
- 1951–1968 – Antoni Pawłowski
- 1969–1986 – Jan Zaręba
- 1987–1992 – Henryk Muszyński
- 1992–2003 – Bronisław Dembowski
- 2003–2021 – Wiesław Mering
- 2021–... – Krzysztof Jakub Wętkowski
= Auxiliary bishops =
- 1514–? – Aleksander Myszczynski[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmyszc.html "Bishop Aleksander Myszczynski"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1581–1585 – Maciej Wielicki[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bwielm.html "Bishop Maciej Wielicki, O.P."] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1597–1617 – Franciszek Lanczki[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blanczki.html "Bishop Franciszek Lanczki"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1617–1632 – Balthasar Miaskowski[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmiasb.html "Bishop Balthasar Miaskowski"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1634–1638 – Krzysztof Charbicki[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcharbic.html "Bishop Krzysztof Charbicki"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1639–1643 – Wenceslaus Paprocki[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpaprw.html "Bishop Wenceslaus Paprocki"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1643–1652 – Piotr Mieszkowski (starszy)[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmieszkp.html "Bishop Piotr Mieszkowski - Titular Bishop of Margarita"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1652–? – Walerian Wilczogórski[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bwilez.html "Bishop Valerius Wilezogerzosi"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1653–1677 – Stanisław Domaniewski[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdomanie.html "Bishop Stanisław Domaniewski"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1678–1696 – Piotr Mieszkowski (młodszy)[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmieszk.html "Bishop Piotr Mieszkowski - Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1695–? – Andreas Albinowski[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/balbin.html "Bishop Andreas Albinowski"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1709–1723 – Wojciech Ignacy Bardziński[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbardza.html "Bishop Wojciech Ignacy Bardziński"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1725–1736 – Franciszek Antoni Kobielski[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkobi.html "Bishop Franciszek Antoni Kobielski"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1737–1739 – Aleksander Działyński[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdzial.html "Bishop Aleksander Działyński"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1740–1759 – Franciszek Kanigowski[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkanig.html "Bishop Franciszek Kanigowski"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1759–1788 – Jan Dembowski[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdemj.html "Bishop Jan Dembowski"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1766–1775 – Cyprian Kazimierz von Wolicki[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bwolic.html "Bishop Cyprian Kazimierz von Wolicki"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1775–1781 – Maciej Grzegorz Garnysz[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgarnysz.html "Bishop Maciej Grzegorz Garnysz"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1781–1799 – Ludwik Stanisław Górski[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgorskil.html "Bishop Ludwik Stanisław Górski, Sch. P."] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1789–1793 – Marcin Chyczewski[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bchycz.html "Bishop Marcin Chyczewski"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1794–1819 – Feliks Łukasz Lewiński[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blewin.html "Bishop Feliks Łukasz Lewiński"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1819–1825 – Józef Marcelin Dzięcielski[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdziec.html "Bishop Józef Marcelin Dzięcielski"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1838–1844 – Józef Joachim Goldtmann[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgoldt.html "Bishop Józef Joachim Goldtmann"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1844–1861 – Taddeo Łubieński[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blubit.html "Bishop Taddeo Łubieński"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1884–1898 – Carlo Pollner[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpollner.html "Bishop Carlo Pollner"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1884–1889 – Henryk Piotr Kossowski[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkosso.html "Bishop Henryk Piotr Kossowski"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1918–1938 – Wojciech Stanisław Owczarek[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bowcz.html "Bishop Wojciech Stanisław Owczarek"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1918–1927 – Władysław Paweł Krynicki, Appointed Bishop of Włocławek[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkryn.html "Bishop Władysław Paweł Krynicki"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1939–1943 – Bl. Michaël Kozal[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkozal.html "Bishop Bl. Michaël Kozal"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1962–1979 – Kazimierz Jan Majdański[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmajd.html "Archbishop Kazimierz Jan Majdański"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1946–1972 – Franciszek Salezy Korszyński[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkors.html "Bishop Franciszek Salezy Korszyński"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1963–1969 – Jan Zareba, Appointed Bishop of Włocławek[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bzareba.html "Bishop Jan Zareba"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1973–1997 – Czeslaw Lewandowski[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blewa.html "Bishop Czeslaw Lewandowski"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1981–2003 – Roman Andrzejewski[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bandr.html "Bishop Roman Andrzejewski"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
- 1999–2020 – Stanisław Gębicki[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgebicki.html "Bishop Stanisław Gębicki"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
See also
References
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Sources and external links
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/wloc0.htm GCatholic.org, with Google map & satellite photo - data for all sections]
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dwloc.html Catholic Hierarchy]
- [http://www.diecezja.wloclawek.pl/ Diocese website]
- Jan Fijałek: Ustalenie chronologii biskupów włocławskich, Kraków 1894
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