The Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

 in 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...

 comprises sixteen Archdioceses headed by an archbishop

Archbishop

An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...

 and 28 Dioceses headed by a bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

. Each of the dioceses and archdioceses is a member of the Episcopal Conference of Poland. The episcopal conference of Poland is one of the larger conferences in Europe, slightly smaller than Spain, but larger than the United Kingdom or Germany. Poland is also by far the most established conference in all of Eastern Europe.

Ecclesiastical province of Białystok

• Archdiocese of Białystok
  • Diocese of Drohiczyn
  • Diocese of Łomża

Ecclesiastical province of Częstochowa

• Archdiocese of Częstochowa
  • Diocese of Radom
  • Diocese of Sosnowiec

Ecclesiastical province of Gdańsk

• Archdiocese of Gdańsk
  • Diocese of Pelplin
  • Diocese of Toruń

Ecclesiastical province of Gniezno

• Archdiocese of Gniezno
  • Diocese of Bydgoszcz
  • Diocese of Włocławek

Ecclesiastical province of Katowice

• Archdiocese of Katowice
  • Diocese of Gliwice
  • Diocese of Opole

Ecclesiastical province of Kraków

• Archdiocese of Kraków
  • Diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec
  • Diocese of Kielce
  • Diocese of Tarnów
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarnów
    The Diocese of Tarnów is a Roman Catholic diocese in Poland. According to Church statistics, it is the most religious diocese in Poland, with 72.5% weekly Mass attendance. -External links:* *...
    
    

Ecclesiastical province of Łódź

• Archdiocese of Łódź
  • Diocese of Łowicz

Ecclesiastical province of Lublin

• Archdiocese of Lublin
  • Diocese of Sandomierz
  • Diocese of Siedlce

Ecclesiastical province of Poznań

• Archdiocese of Poznań
  • Diocese of Kalisz

Ecclesiastical province of Przemyśl

• Archdiocese of Przemyśl
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Przemysl
  The Archdiocese of Przemyśl is an archdiocese located in the city of Przemyśl in Poland.-History:* April 13, 1375: Established as Diocese of Przemyśl* March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemyśl-Special churches:*Minor Basilicas:...
  
  
  • Diocese of Rzeszów
  • Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów

Ecclesiastical province of Szczecin-Kamień

• Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień
  • Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg
  • Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów is an diocese located in the cities of Zielona Góra and Gorzów Wielkopolski in the Ecclesiastical province of Szczecin-Kamień in Poland.-History:...
    
    

Ecclesiastical province of Warmia

• Archdiocese of Warmia
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Warmia
  The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Warmia is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in present Poland.The Archdiocese contains a population of around 700,000...
  
  
  • Diocese of Elbląg
  • Diocese of Ełk

Ecclesiastical province of Warszawa

• Archdiocese of Warszawa
  • Diocese of Płock
  • Diocese of Warszawa-Praga

Ecclesiastical province of Wrocław

• Archdiocese of Wrocław
  • Diocese of Legnica
  • Diocese of Świdnica