List of Bishops of Poznan - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Name	Years on bishops throne	Notes
Jordan Jordan (bishop of Poland) Jordan was the first Bishop of Poland from 968 with his seat, most probably, in Poznań. He was an Italian or German.Most evidence shows that he was missionary bishop subordinate directly to the Pope. He arrived in Poland, probably from Italy or the Rhineland, in 966 with Dubrawka to baptise...	968 – ca.983	missionary bishop of Poland with seat in Poznań, subordinate directly to the pope Pope The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle... . Date of death uncertain (between 982 and 984)
Unger	ca.983 - 1012	Until 1000 missionary bishop of Poland with seat in Poznań, subordinate directly to the pope Pope The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle... , then ordinary bishop of Poznań independent of the archdiocese of Gniezno. Date of ingres unclear, consecrated certainly in 982 or 983, but arrived to Poland perhaps only in 992
Romanus	(?) - 1030	Unsure if he was bishop of Poznań. Date of ingres unknown (perhaps 1012)
Ederam	1030s.	Exact dates unknown. Destruction of the diocese ca. 1038 due to pagan uprising and invasion of Bretislaus I, Duke of Bohemia. Bishop Ederam died before 1049
Franco	ca.1085	First known bishop of Poznań after the diocese was reestablished in 1076. Dates of ingres and death unknown (perhaps 1076 and ca. 1100)
Eckhard	ca. 1100–1103?	Date of ingres uncertain (between 1097 and 1102). Date of the end of the episcopate unsure (he may have been deposed in 1103)
Heinrich von Siegburg	ca. 1105	Dates of ingres and death unknown (perhaps 1103 and ca. 1109)
Paweł	ca. 1112/1113	Dates of ingres and death unknown (the first probably before 1110)
Bogufał I	? -1146	date of ingres is unknown
Pean	1146–1152
Stefan	1152–1159
Bernard	1159–1164
Radwan	1164–1172
Cherubin	1172–1180	date of end of service is unsure
Arnold I	1180–1186	date of ingres is unsure
Świętosław	ca.1186?	Name and date unsure
Gerward	ca.1187?	Name and date unsure
Benedykt	1193	Dates of ingres and death unknown (first perhaps 1187, the second 1193/95)
Mrokota	? - 1196	Date of ingres unknown (between 1193 and 1196)
Arnold II	1201–1211	Date of ingres unknown (perhaps 1196)
Filip	1211
Paweł	1211–1242
Bogufał II	1242–1253
Piotr	1253–1254
Bogufał III of Czerniejewo	1254–1264
Falanta	1265–1267
Mikołaj I	1267–1278
Jan I of Wysokowce, Łodzia Coat of Arms	1278–1285
Jan II Gerbicz, Nałęcz Coat of Arms	1285–1297
Andrzej Zaremba	1297–1317	date of end of service is unsure
Domarat Grzymała	1318–1324	date of ingres in unsure
Jan III, Doliwa Coat of Arms	1324–1335
Jan IV of Kępa, Łodzia Coat of Arms	1335–1346
Andrzej of Wiślica	1347–1348	later bishop of Zwierzyniec
Wojciech Pałuka	1348–1355
Jan V of Lutogniewo, Doliwa Coat of Arms	1356–1374
Mikołaj II of Górka (of Kórnik Kórnik Kórnik is a town with about 6,800 inhabitants , located in western Poland, approximately south-east of the city of Poznań. It is one of the major tourist attractions of the Wielkopolska region.... ) Łodzia Coat of Arms	1375–1382
Jan Kropidło Jan Kropidło Jan Kropidło , was Duke of Strzelce 1382–96, Duke of Opole from 1396 , Bishop of Poznań 1382–84, Bishop of Włocławek 1384–89, nominate Archbishop of Gniezno 1389–94, Bishop of Kamień 1394–98, Bishop of Chełmno 1398–1402, and again Bishop of Włocławek 1402 until his death.He was the eldest son of...	1382–1384	Duke of Opole Dukes of Silesia The Dukes of Silesia were the sons and descendants of the Polish Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth. In accordance with the last will and testament of Bolesław, upon his death his lands were divided into 4-5 hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Kraków reserved for the... , later bishop of Włocławek, Kamień, Chełmno, nominated archbishop of Gniezno Archbishops of Gniezno and Primates of Poland Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and simultaneously Primates of Poland since 1418. They also served as interrex in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.*Since 1821 until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of Poznań.... and again bishop of Włocławek
Dobrogost of Nowy Dwór Nałęcz Coat of Arms	1384–1395	later archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland Archbishops of Gniezno and Primates of Poland Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and simultaneously Primates of Poland since 1418. They also served as interrex in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.*Since 1821 until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of Poznań....
Mikołaj Kurowski, Szreniawa Coat of Arms	1395–1399	later bishop of Włocławek, archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland Archbishops of Gniezno and Primates of Poland Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and simultaneously Primates of Poland since 1418. They also served as interrex in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.*Since 1821 until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of Poznań....
Wojciech Jastrzębiec Wojciech Jastrzebiec Wojciech of Jastrzębiec 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 Jadwiga of Poland and one of the advisors to the king Władysław, on 26 April...	1399–1412
Piotr Wysz Radoliński, Leszczyc Coat of Arms	1413–1414
Andrzej Łaskarz Gosławski, Godziemba Coat of Arms	1414–1426
Mirosław Brudzewski, Nałęcz Coat of Arms	1426–1427
Stanisław Ciołek of Żelichowo and Ostrołęka	1428–1437
Andrzej Bniński, Łodzia Coat of Arms	1438–1479
Uriel Górka, Łodzia Coat of Arms	1479–1498
Jan Lubrański Jan Lubranski Jan Lubrański was a Polish bishop, politician and diplomat. His coat of arms was Godziemba.Lubrański was bishop of Płock between 1497–1498 and bishop of Poznań since 1498, founder of many churches in his dioceses, initiator of the reconstruction of the Poznań cathedral... , Godziemba Coat of Arms	1498–1520	fundator of Lubrański Academy Lubranski Academy The Lubrański Academy was a university college that was established in 1518 in Poznań by Bishop Jan Lubrański. It was the first school with university aspirations in Poznań .-History:The Academy's first rector was the Poznań humanist Tomasz Bederman...
Piotr Tomicki Piotr Tomicki Piotr Tomicki - Bishop of Przemyśl, of Poznań and Archbishop of Kraków, Vice-Chancellor of the Crown and Royal Secretary... , Łodzia Coat of Arms	1520–1525	later bishop of Cracow
Jan Latalski	1525–1536	later bishop of Cracow, archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland Archbishops of Gniezno and Primates of Poland Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and simultaneously Primates of Poland since 1418. They also served as interrex in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.*Since 1821 until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of Poznań....
John of Lithuanian Dukes	1536–1538
Stanisław Oleśnicki of Pinczów	1538–1539
Sebastian Branicki	1539–1544
Paweł Dunin Wolski	1544–1546
Benedykt Izdbieński	1546–1553
Andrzej Czarnkowski	1553–1562
Adam Konarski	1562–1574
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Łukasz Kościelski	1577–1597
Jan Tarnowski Jan Tarnowski (1550-1605) Jan Tarnowski 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 Poland. In 1581 he became Referendarz of the Crown and in 1591 Deputy Chancellor of the Crown...	1598–1600	later bishop of Włocławek, archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland Archbishops of Gniezno and Primates of Poland Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and simultaneously Primates of Poland since 1418. They also served as interrex in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.*Since 1821 until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of Poznań....
Wawrzyniec Goślicki, Grzymała Coat of Arms	1601–1607
Andrzej Opaliński Andrzej Opalinski (1575-1623) Andrzej Opaliński , of Łodzia coat of arms, was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman and Catholic priest. Bishop of Poznań from 1607 till his death in 1623.Son of the Great and Court Crown Marshal, Andrzej Opaliński ....	1607–1623
Jan Wężyk Jan Wezyk Jan Wężyk , of Wąż Coat of Arms, was the bishop of Przemyśl and archbishop of Gniezno, , Primate of Poland and interrex after the death of king Sigismund III Vasa in 1632, before the royal election of Władysław IV Waza.As the interrerx he supported improving the procedures of the royal elections...	1624–1627	later archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland Archbishops of Gniezno and Primates of Poland Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and simultaneously Primates of Poland since 1418. They also served as interrex in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.*Since 1821 until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of Poznań....
Maciej Łubieński	1627–1631	later bishop of Włocławek, archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland Archbishops of Gniezno and Primates of Poland Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and simultaneously Primates of Poland since 1418. They also served as interrex in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.*Since 1821 until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of Poznań....
Adam Nowodworski Adam Nowodworski Adam Nowodworski was a Roman Catholic Polish bishop of Kamieniec , bishop of Przemyśl and bishop of Poznań ....	1631–1634
Henryk Firlej Henryk Firlej Henryk Firlej was a Polish szlachcic, bishop of Łuck , Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland from 1624; Deputy Chancellor of the Crown .-External links:*...	1635
Andrzej Szołdrski	1636–1650
Florian Kazimierz Czartoryski	1650–1655	later bishop of Włocławek, archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland Archbishops of Gniezno and Primates of Poland Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and simultaneously Primates of Poland since 1418. They also served as interrex in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.*Since 1821 until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of Poznań....
Wojciech Tolibowski	1655–1663
Stefan Wierzbowski	1664–1687
Stanisław Witwicki	1688–1698
Mikołaj Święcicki	1699–1707
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Mikołaj Bartłomiej Tarło	1710–1715
Krzysztof Antoni Szembek	1716–1720	later bishop of Włocławek, archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland Archbishops of Gniezno and Primates of Poland Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and simultaneously Primates of Poland since 1418. They also served as interrex in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.*Since 1821 until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of Poznań....
Piotr Tarło	1721–1722
Jan Joachim Tarło	1722–1732
Stanisław Józef Hozjusz	1733–1738
Teodor Kaziemirz Czartoryski Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski was a bishop of Poznań and a member of the magnate family of Czartoryski in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	1739–1768
Andrzej Stanisław Młodziejowski	1768–1780
Antoni Onufry Okęcki	1780–1793
Ignacy Raczyński	1794–1807	later archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland Archbishops of Gniezno and Primates of Poland Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and simultaneously Primates of Poland since 1418. They also served as interrex in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.*Since 1821 until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of Poznań....
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Tymoteusz Gorzeński	1809–1821	later archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland Archbishops of Gniezno and Primates of Poland Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and simultaneously Primates of Poland since 1418. They also served as interrex in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.*Since 1821 until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of Poznań.... .
In 1821 raised to status of metropolis Ecclesiastical Province An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion... and personal union with Gniezno archbishopric Archbishops of Gniezno and Primates of Poland Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and simultaneously Primates of Poland since 1418. They also served as interrex in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.*Since 1821 until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of Poznań.... , primates of Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... .
Tymoteusz Gorzeński	1821–1825
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Teofil Wolicki	1828–1829
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Marcin Dunin Marcin Dunin Marcin Dunin Sulgostowski of Łabędź coat of arms was archbishop of Poznań and Gniezno, primate of Poland....	1831–1842
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Leon Przyłuski	1845–1865
Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski	1866–1886	cardinal Cardinal (Catholicism) A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
Juliusz Dinder	1886–1890
Florian Oksza Stablewski Florian Stablewski Florian Stablewski was a Polish priest and politician, archbishop of Poznań and Gniezno, and member of the Prussian parliament.Stablewski was born in Wschowa and died in Poznań.- References :...	1891–1906
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Edward Likowski	1914–1915
Edmund Dalbor Edmund Dalbor Edmund Dalbor was a Polish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Gniezno and Poznań, thus Primate of Poland, from 1915 until his death. Dalbor was elevated to the cardinalate in 1919....	1915–1926	cardinal Cardinal (Catholicism) A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
August Hlond	1926–1946	cardinal Cardinal (Catholicism) A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and... , after 1946 Archbishop of Gniezno Archbishops of Gniezno and Primates of Poland Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and simultaneously Primates of Poland since 1418. They also served as interrex in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.*Since 1821 until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of Poznań.... and Warsaw, primate of Poland
In 1946 dissolution of personal union between archbishoprics of Poznań and Gniezno
Walenty Dymek	1946–1956
Antoni Baraniak	1957–1977
Jerzy Stroba	1978–1996
Juliusz Paetz	1996–2002
Stanisław Gądecki	since 2002

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