List of Catholic dioceses in Poland

The Roman Catholic Church in Poland comprises mainly sixteen Latin ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a Metropolitan, whose Archdioceses have a total of 28 suffragan Dioceses, each headed by a bishop. They are all members of the Episcopal Conference of Poland, one of the larger conferences in Europe, slightly smaller than Spain, but larger than the United Kingdom or Germany and by far the most established conference in all of Eastern Europe.

Furthermore, there are

There is also an Apostolic Nunciature to Poland, as papal diplomatic (embassy-level) representation.

Current Latin Dioceses

Exempt Latin jurisdiction

Ecclesiastical province of Białystok

Ecclesiastical province of Częstochowa

Ecclesiastical province of Gdańsk

Ecclesiastical province of Gniezno

Ecclesiastical province of Katowice

Ecclesiastical province of Kraków

Ecclesiastical province of Łódź

Ecclesiastical province of Lublin

Ecclesiastical province of Poznań

Ecclesiastical province of Przemyśl

Ecclesiastical province of Szczecin-Kamień

Ecclesiastical province of Warmia

Ecclesiastical province of Warszawa

Ecclesiastical province of Wrocław

Current Eastern Catholic Dioceses

Ukrainian Catholic province of Przemyśl–Warszawa

rite-specific particular church sui iuris : Byzantine Rite in Ukrainian language

Exempt, joint for the other rites

Defunct Dioceses

Four Episcopal Titular bishoprics : Diocese of Chełm, Diocese of Pomezania, Diocese of Sejny, Diocese of Wigry.

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Poland.
  • Template: Roman Catholic dioceses of Poland

References

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