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Episcopal Conference of Poland

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Secretariat of the Polish Episcopal Conference building at 6 Stefan Wyszyński Square in Warsaw

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

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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