Episcopal Conference of Poland
The Polish Episcopal Conference or Polish Bishops' Conference (Polish: Konferencja Episkopatu Polski) is the central organ of the Catholic Church in Poland. It is composed of 3 cardinals, 32 archbishops and 122 bishops.
- President – abp Stanisław Gądecki (since 12 March 2014)
- Vicepresident – abp Marek Jędraszewski (since 13 March 2014)
- Secretary general – bp Artur Miziński (since 10 June 2014)
- Presidium
- President – abp Stanisław Gądecki
- Vicepresident – abp Marek Jędraszewski
- Primate of Poland – abp Wojciech Polak
- Metropolitan Cardinals – card. Kazimierz Nycz
- 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 Wiktor Skworc, 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 Adam Bałabuch
- for the Clergy – head abp Wojciech Polak
- for Christian ministry – head abp Wiktor Skworc
- for Missions – head bp Jerzy Mazur
- 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
- Revisions – head abp Stanisław Budzik
- Councils (priests, religious and lay members allowed)
- for Family – head bp Wiesław Śmigiel
- Science – head abp Marek Jędraszewski
- for Ecumenism – head bp Jacek Jezierski
- for Inter-Religious Dialogue – head bp Rafał Markowski
- for the Laity – head bp Adrian Galbas
- for Society problems – head abp Józef Kupny
- for the Pastoral Care of Youth – head bp Marek Solarczyk
- for Culture and Cultural Heritage – head bp Michał Janocha
- for Social Communications – head abp Wacław Depo
- for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants – head bp Krzysztof Zadarko
- Law – head bp Ryszard Kasyna
- 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 Marian Rojek
- 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 Wojciech Polak
- for Scholarships – head bp Andrzej Dziuba
- for Dialogue – bp Marian Rojek, 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 SI
- Concordat commission
- bp Artur Miziński
Secretariat of the Polish Episcopal Conference building at 6 Stefan Wyszyński Square in Warsaw
Presidents
- 1919–1926 – card. Edmund Dalbor
- 1926–1948 – card. August Hlond
- 1948–1981 – card. Stefan Wyszyński
- 1981–2004, since 1994 chosen – card. Józef Glemp former primate of Poland
- 2004–2014 – abp Józef Michalik
- since 2014 – abp Stanisław Gądecki
Vicepresidents
- 1969–1978 – St. card. Karol Wojtyła
- 1979–1994 – card. Franciszek Macharski
- 1994–1999 – abp Henryk Muszyński
- 1999–2004 – abp Józef Michalik
- 2004–2014 – abp Stanisław Gądecki
- since 2014 – abp Marek Jędraszewski
Secretaries general
- 1918–1919 – bl. bp Antoni Julian Nowowiejski
- 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 Wojciech Polak
- since 2014 – bp Artur Miziński
See also
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