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Archdiocese of Lublin, Poland 🇵🇱

Celebrations

History

1805.09.22: Established as Diocese of Lublin (polski) / Lublino (Italiano) / Lublinen(sis) (Latin) (from the suppressed Diocese of Chełm–Lublin and became suffragan of Gniezno)
1818.06.30: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Podlachia and became suffragan of Warszawa
1992.03.25: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lublin (polski) / Lublino (Italiano) / Lublinen(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Sandomierz and Siedlce, lost territory to Diocese of Zamość–Lubaczów and exchanged territory with Diocese of Sandomierz–Radom)

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1987.06)

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Lublin (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Stanisław Budzik (72)
(2011.09.26 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lublin (Poland)

In virtute Crucis

Born:	1952.04.25 (Łękawica, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1977.05.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.04.03

Priest of Tarnów (Poland) (1977.05.29 – 2004.02.24)

Titular Bishop of Hólar (2004.02.24 – 2011.09.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów (Poland) (2004.02.24 – 2011.09.26)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Poland (2007 – 2011)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lublin (Poland) (2011.09.26 – ...)

Archbishop Józef Mirosław Życiński
(1997.06.14 – 2011.02.10)

In spiritu et veritate

Born:	1948.09.01 (Nowa Wieś koło Rozprza, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1972.05.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.11.04
Died:	2011.02.10 (Roma, Italy † 62)

Bishop of Tarnów (Poland) (1990.09.29 – 1997.06.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lublin (Poland) (1997.06.14 – 2011.02.10)

Archbishop Bolesław Pylak
(1992.03.25 – 1997.06.14)

In te Domine speravi

Born:	1921.08.20 (Lopiennik Górny, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1948.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1966.05.29
Died:	2019.06.06 (Lublin, Poland † 97)

Titular Bishop of Midica (1966.03.14 – 1975.06.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (1966.03.14 – 1975.06.27)

Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (1975.06.27 – 1992.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lublin (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 1997.06.14)

Bishops of Lublin (Roman Rite)

Bishop Bolesław Pylak (later Archbishop)
(1975.06.27 – 1992.03.25)

(see above)

Bishop Piotr Kałwa
(1949.05.30 – 1974.07.17)

Born:	1893.10.18 (Cudzynowice, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1916.06.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1949.06.29
Died:	1974.07.17 (Kuźnica, Poland † 80)

Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (1949.05.30 – 1974.07.17)

Bishop Stefan Wyszyński (later Cardinal, Blessed)
(1946.03.04 – 1948.11.12)

Soli Deo

Bishop Marian Leon Fulman
(1918.09.24 – 1945.12.18)

Born:	1866.03.27 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1889.05.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1918.11.17
Died:	1945.12.18 († 79)

Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (1918.09.24 – 1945.12.18)

Bishop Franciszek Jaczewski
(1889.12.30 – 1914.07.23)

Born:	1832.02.02 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1855.08.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1890.05.18
Died:	1914.07.23 († 82)

Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (1889.12.30 – 1914.07.23)

Apostolic Administrator of Podlachia (Poland) (1889.12.30 – 1914.07.23)

Bishop Kazimierz Józef Wnorowski
(1883.03.15 – 1885.04.20)

Born:	1818.03.16
Ordained Priest:	1841.06.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1883.05.20
Died:	1885.04.20 († 67)

Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (1883.03.15 – 1885.04.20)

Apostolic Administrator of Podlachia (Poland) (1883.03.15 – 1885.04.20)

Bishop Walenty Baranowski
(1871.12.22 – 1879.08.12)

Born:	1805.02.12 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1834.10.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1857.12.13
Died:	1879.08.12 († 74)

Titular Bishop of Loryma (1857.08.03 – 1871.12.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (1857.08.03 – 1871.12.22)

Apostolic Administrator of Podlachia (Poland) (1869 – 1879.08.12)

Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (1871.12.22 – 1879.08.12)

Bishop Wincenty a Paulo Pieńkowski
(1852.09.27 – 1863.11.21)

Born:	1786.07.19 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1809.07.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1853.07.31
Died:	1863.11.21 († 77)

Apostolic Administrator of Lublin (Poland) (1845.02.07 – 1852.09.27)

Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (1852.09.27 – 1863.11.21)

Fr. Wincenty a Paulo Pieńkowski (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1845.02.07 – 1852.09.27)

Bishop Mateusz Maurycy Wojakowski
(Apostolic Administrator 1839.02.14 – 1845.02.07)

Bishop Józef Marceli Dzięcielski
(1825.12.21 – 1839.02.14)

Born:	1768.04.02 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1792.06.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1820.03.05
Died:	1839.02.14 († 70)

Titular Bishop of Arathia (1819.12.17 – 1825.12.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Kujawy–Kaliska (Poland) (1819.12.17 – 1825.12.21)

Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (1825.12.21 – 1839.02.14)

Bishop Wojciech Skarszewski (later Archbishop)
(1805.09.22 – 1824.07.12)

Born:	1743.11.10 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1776.07.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1791.02.06
Died:	1827.06.12 († 83)

Bishop of Chełm–Lublin (Poland) (1790.11.29 – 1805.09.22)

Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (1805.09.22 – 1824.07.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland) (1824.07.12 – 1827.06.12)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Cathedral: Archikatedra św. Jana Chrzciciela, Lublin, Lubelskie
Former Cathedral, Minor Basilica: Bazylika Narodzenia NMP, Chełm, Lubelskie
Former Cathedral: Kościół Rozesłania Świętych Apostołów, Chełm, Lubelskie
Former Cathedral: Kościół św. Franciszka Ksawerego, Krasnystaw, Lubelskie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika św. Anny, Lubartów, Lubelskie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika św. Stanisława BM, Lublin, Lubelskie
Minor Basilica: Bazylika św. Wojciecha, Wąwolnica, Lubelskie
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (294)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 9,108 km²

Population: 1,021,060 Catholics (95.0% of 1,074,859 total)

Pastoral Centres: 271 parishes

Personnel: 969 priests (797 diocesan, 172 religious), 703 religious (218 brothers, 485 sisters), 38 seminarians