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Salza (1520–39) was personally a stanch adherent of the Church; yet the gentleness of his disposition caused him to shrink from carrying on a war against the powerful religious movement that had arisen. To an even greater degree than Jacob von Salza his successor, Balthasar von
Promnitz (1539–63), avoided coming into conflict with Protestantism. He was more friendly in his attitude to the new doctrine than any other Bishop of Breslau. Casper von Logau (1562–74) showed at first greater energy than his predecessor in endeavouring to compose the troubles of his distracted diocese, but later in his episcopate his attitude towards Lutheranism and his slackness in defending church rights gave great offence to those who had remained true to the Faith. These circumstances make the advance of Protestantism easy to understand. At the same time it must be remembered that the bishops, although also secular rulers, had a difficult position in regard to spiritual matters. At the assemblies of the nobles and at the meetings of the diet, the bishops and the deputies of the cathedral chapter were, as a rule, the only Catholics against a large and powerful majority on the side of Protestantism. The
1070:(1620) broke the revolt in Bohemian Crown (i.e. including the opposition of the Protestants of Silesia). The Bishopric of Breslau (Wrocław) returned to the rule of the Archbishopric of Gniezno in 1620, having before been practically independent. Bishop Charles began the restoration of the principality of Neisse (Nysa) to the Catholic faith. The work was completed by his successor, Charles Ferdinand, Prince of Poland (1625–55), who spent most of his time in his own country, but appointed excellent administrators for the diocese, such as the Coadjutor-Bishop Liesch von Hornau, and Archdeacon Gebauer. Imperial commissioners gave back to the Catholic Church those church buildings in the chief places of the principalities which had become the property of the sovereign through the extinction of vassal families. Until 1632
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2188:, the former Archbishop of Wroclaw whose support of the trade union Solidarity played a critical role in the collapse of communism in Poland, was now "barred from any kind of celebration or public meeting and from using his episcopal insignia, and is deprived of the right to a cathedral funeral and burial." Gulbinowicz was also ordered to pay an "appropriate sum" to his alleged victims. On November 16, 2020, 10 days after the Vatican action, Gulbinowicz died, but, as a result of the Vatican disciplinary action, could not have a funeral in Wroclaw's Cathedral of St. John the Baptist or be buried in the cathedral.
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1415:(1853–81), carried on his work and completed it. Prince-Bishop Förster gave generous aid to the founding of churches, monastic institutions, and schools. The strife that arose between the Church and the State brought his labours in the Prussian part of his diocese to an end. He was deposed by the State and was obliged to leave Breslau and retire to the Austrian Silesian castle of Johannisberg where he died, 20 October 1881; he was buried in the cathedral at Breslau.
804:, was transferred to Wrocław (1382–1417). The new bishop devoted himself to repairing the damage inflicted on the Church in Silesia by the actions of Charles. He held two synods, in 1410 and 1415, with the object of securing a higher standard of ecclesiastical discipline; and he settled the right of inheritance in the territory under his dominion by promulgating the church decree called "Wenceslaus' law". Resigning his bishopric in 1417, Wenceslaus died in 1419.
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899:, after he had confirmed their privileges. From this time these privileges were called "the Rudolfian statutes". Under his leadership the party opposed to Podebrady obtained the victory, and Rudolf proceeded at once to repair the damage which had been occasioned to the Church during this strife; mortgaged church lands were redeemed; in 1473 and 1475 diocesan synods were held, at which the bishop took active measures in regard to church discipline.
933:, to whom Silesia was then subject, the cathedral chapter, somewhat unwillingly, chose the coadjutor as bishop (1482–1506). His episcopate was marked by violent quarrels with the cathedral chapter. But at the same time he was a promoter of art and learning, and strict in his conception of church rights and duties. He endeavoured to improve the spiritual life of the diocese by holding a number of synods. Before he died the famous worker in bronze,
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692:(1302–19), the German party in the cathedral chapter won, but this victory cost the new bishop the enmity of the opposing faction. He was made guardian of the youthful Dukes of Wrocław, and this appointment, together with the factional disputes, led to the bringing of grave accusations against him. The researches of more recent times have proved the groundlessness of these attacks. He was kept in
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819:. Konrad was placed at the head of the Silesian confederation formed to defend the country against hostile incursions. In 1435 the bishop issued a decree of which the chief intent was to close the prebends in the diocese of Wrocław to "foreigners", and thus prevent the Poles from obtaining these offices. The effort to shut out the Polish element and to loosen the connection with
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639:(1241) made but a temporary break in the process. As German colonization in Silesia increased, the city of Wrocław began to be also known by the Germanized name of Breslau, leading to the diocese also becoming called the Bishopric of Breslau. Tomasz's defence of the rights of the Church involved him in bitter conflicts with Duke
792:(1344) but the plan failed, owing to the opposition of the Archbishop of Gniezno. Przecław added to the cathedral the beautiful Lady Chapel, in which he was buried and where his tomb still exists. Dietrich, dean of the cathedral, who was elected as successor to Przecław, could not obtain the papal confirmation, and the
1111:, was the next Bishop of Breslau (1671–82). The new bishop was of Protestant origin but had become a Catholic at Rome. Under his administration the rehabilitation of the diocese went on. He beautified the cathedral and elaborated its services. For the red cap and violet almutium of the canons he substituted the red
842:(1447–56). By wise economy Bishop Peter succeeded in bringing the diocesan finances into a better condition and in redeeming the greater part of the church lands which his predecessor had been obliged to mortgage. At the diocesan synod of 1454 he endeavoured to suppress the abuses that had arisen in the diocese.
643:. Tomasz began the construction of the present cathedral, the chancel being the first part erected. St. Hedwig died during his episcopate; and he lived until the process of her canonization was completed, but died before the final solemnity of her elevation to the altars of the Catholic Church. After Tomasz I,
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inimical intent of the king's scheme, nor sufficient decision of character to withstand it. The king desired to secure a successor to
Sinzendorf who would be under royal influence. In utter disregard of the principles of the Church, and heedless of the protests of the cathedral chapter, he presented Count
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Bishop Joseph
Christian was succeeded by his coadjutor, Emmanuel von Schimonsky. The affairs of the Catholic Church in Prussia had been brought into order by the Bull "De salute animarum", issued in 1821. Under its provisions the cathedral chapter elected Schimonsky, who had been administrator of the
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Bonaventura Hahn, elected in 1596 as the successor of
Andreas von Jerin, was not recognized by the emperor and was obliged to resign his position. The candidate of the emperor, Paul Albert (1599–1600), occupied the see only one year. Johann VI (1600–8), a member of a noble family of Silesia named von
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since 1526. Princes, nobles, and town councils were zealous promoters of the new belief; even in the episcopal principality of Neisse (Nysa)-Grottkau (Grodków) Protestant doctrines found approval and acceptance. The successors of John V were partly responsible for this condition of affairs. Jacob von
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for each of them on 15 August, with effect of 1 September. Capitular Vicar
Piontek confirmed Onderek on 18 August 1945 as vicar general for the Czechoslovakian part of the archdiocese. Piontek was asked to help Karol Milik, the new administrator in Wrocław, and stayed. He could also take care of the
1699:. However, the ecclesiastical affiliation remained unchanged, the Breslau diocese, a cross-border bilateral bishopric since 1742 between – at last – Germany and Austro-Hungary, thus turned into a trilateral Czechoslovakian-German-Polish bishopric. Since 1770 the prince-bishop had appointed separate
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Schimonsky combatted the rationalistic tendencies which were rife among his clergy in regard to celibacy and the use of Latin in the church services and ceremonies. During the episcopate of his predecessor the government had promulgated a law which was a source of much trouble to
Schimonsky and his
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and administrator of the diocese under the bishops
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm (1656–62) and Archduke Charles Joseph (1663–64), neither of whom lived in the territory of Breslau. After Sebastian of Rostock became bishop (1664–71) he carried on the work of reorganization with still greater success than
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The
Silesian clergy had in great measure lost their high concept of the priestly office, although there were honourable exceptions. Among those faithful were the majority of the canons of the cathedral of Breslau; they distinguished themselves not only by their learning, but also by their religious
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desired to erect a "Catholic
Vicariate" at Berlin, to be the highest spiritual authority for the Catholics of Prussia. This would have been in reality a separation from Rome, and the project failed through the opposition of the Holy See. Bishop Sinzendorf had neither the acuteness to perceive the
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The constant division and subdivision of
Silesian territory into small principalities for the members of the ruling families resulted in a condition of weakness that resulted in dependence on a stronger neighbour, and parts of Silesia thus came under the control of Bohemia (first between 1289 and
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After the death of Cardinal Sinzendorf the king succeeded in the placement of Schaffgotsch as Bishop of Breslau (1748–95). Although the method of his elevation caused the new bishop to be regarded with suspicion by many strict Catholics, he was zealous in the fulfilment of his duties. During the
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His successor, Andreas von Jerin (1585–96), a Swabian who had educated at the German College at Rome, followed in his footsteps. At the diocesan synod of 1592 he endeavoured to improve church discipline. Besides his zeal in elevating the life of the Church, he was also a promoter of the arts and
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in Berlin. Prince-Bishop Herzog made every endeavour to bring order out of the confusion into which the quarrel with the State during the immediately preceding years had thrown the affairs of the diocese. His episcopate was but of short duration; he died after a long illness, 26 December 1886.
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The former coadjutor of von Schaffgotsch, Joseph Christian, Prince von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein (1795–1817), succeeded him as bishop. During his episcopate the temporal power of the Bishops of Breslau came to an end through the secularization, in 1810, of the church estates in Prussian
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was not a momentary one; it continued, and led gradually to a virtual separation from the Polish archdiocese some time before the formal separation took place. The troubles of the times brought the bishop and the diocese into serious pecuniary difficulties, and in 1444 Konrad resigned, but his
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His successor was Melchior, Freiherr von Diepenbrock (1845–53). This episcopate was the beginning of a new religious and ecclesiastical life in the diocese. During the revolutionary period the prince-bishop not only maintained order in his see, which was in a state of ferment, but was also a
548:, at Walter's request in 1155, took the bishopric under his protection and confirmed to it the territorial possessions of which a list had been submitted to him. Among the rights which the Pope then confirmed was that of jurisdiction over the lands belonging to the castle of
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and started a trip to Silesia. During talks with Władysław in mid-1619, the Habsburgs promised to agree to a temporary occupation of part of Silesia by Polish forces, which the unsuccessfully Vasas hoped would later allow the re-incorporation of those areas into Poland.
1150:. He separated the ecclesiastical administration and that of the civil tribunals, and obtained the definition, in the Pragmatic Sanction of 1699, of the extent of the jurisdiction of the vicariate-general and the consistory. In 1675, upon the death of the last reigning
501:, the son of Mieszko, and his mother were driven out of the country, but through German aid they returned and the affairs of the Church were brought into better order. A Bishop of Wrocław from probably 1051 to 1062 was Hieronymus, said by later tradition to have been a
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for the Czechoslovak part of the archdiocese. Bertram died on 6 July 1945 in Jánský Vrch castle in Czechoslovakia, supposedly due to the Polish demands upon him (an ethnic German, who, however, had pleaded for German-Polish reconciliation during the time of
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remained to the see. The cathedral foundation, eight collegiate foundations, and over eighty monasteries were suppressed, and their property confiscated. Only those monastic institutions which were occupied with teaching or nursing were allowed to exist.
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According to the census of 1 December 1905, the German part of Breslau diocesan area, including the prince-episcopal delegation, comprised 3,342,221 Catholics; 8,737,746 Protestants; and 204,749 Jews. It was the richest German diocese in revenues and
1081:, the remaining churches, 693 in number, of such territories were secularized in the years 1653, 1654, and 1668. This led to a complete reorganization of the diocese. The person who effected it was Sebastian of Rostock, a man of humble birth who was
497:, who had but a short reign. After his death a revolt against Christianity and the reigning family broke out, the new Church organization of Poland disappeared from view, and the names of the Bishops of Wrocław for the next half century are unknown.
458:, which, like Poznań, was suffragan to the Archbishopric of Magdeburg. Soon after, Bolesław, who ruled all of Silesia, and emperor Otto, to whom Bolesław had pledged allegiance, founded the Diocese of Wrocław, which, together with the Bishoprics of
560:, received as an independent duchy the part of Silesia which was included at that date in the see of Wrocław. Bishop Walter built a new, massively constructed cathedral, in which he was buried. Żyrosław II (1170–98) encouraged the founding of the
1381:, he resigned his see in 1840. He went afterwards to Berlin, where he was made a privy-councillor, and where he became a Protestant in 1862. In 1871 he died in Berlin and was buried in the Protestant cemetery in Rankau (today's Ręków, a part of
1020:, hoping to avoid participation in the war which was ravaging the Holy Roman Empire. As Charles's bishopric was nominally subordinated to the Polish Archbishopric of Gniezno, he asked the Archbishop of Gniezno for mediation in talks with King
981:(1574–85) began the renovation of the diocese, and the special means by which he hoped to attain the desired end were: the founding of a seminary for clerics, visitations of the diocese, diocesan synods, and the introduction of the Jesuits.
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did not recognise Hlond's overbearances. In order to strengthen Piontek's position Pius XII granted him the rights of a residing bishop on 28 February 1946. However, on 9 July the Polish authorities expelled Piontek and he was stranded in
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which was finally settled in his favour. Notwithstanding the troubles of his life he was energetic in the performance of his duties. He carried on the construction of the cathedral, and in 1305 and 1316 held diocesan synods. The office of
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of Poland and the conquest of Silesia, the work of bringing the people to the new faith went on more rapidly. Up to about the year 1000 Silesia had no bishop of its own, but was united with neighbouring dioceses. The upper part of the
611:(1207–32) was marked by his efforts to bring colonies of Germans into the church territories, to effect the cultivation of waste lands. This introduction of German settlers by the bishop was in accordance with the example set by Duke
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and added it to the episcopal territory of Nysa. The Bishops of Wrocław had, therefore, after this the titles of Prince of Nysa and Duke of Grodków, and took precedence over the other Silesian rulers who held principalities in fief.
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inside Germany of the borders of 31 December 1937. In 1951, the Holy See appointed Teodor Bensch (1903–1958), titular bishop of Tabuda, as auxiliary bishop of Breslau, also responsible for the Polish part of the diocese of Berlin.
482:, but nothing more than this is known of him, nor is there extant any official document giving the boundaries of the diocese at the time of its erection. However, they are defined in the Bulls of approval and protection issued by
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So Piontek – not knowing of the restricted mandate – resigned for the Polish-held parts of the Archdiocese, but not for the remaining parts in Czechoslovakia and Allied occupied Germany. Hlond divided the Polish-held area of the
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learning. The silver altar with which he adorned his cathedral still exists, and he brought the schools in the principality of Neisse into a flourishing condition. The bishop also rendered important services to the emperor, as
427:. This part of Silesia was thus under the jurisdiction of a priest named Jordan who was appointed first Bishop of Poznań in 968. The part of Silesia lying on the left bank of the Oder belonged to the territory included in then
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Schimonsky retained for himself and his successors the title of prince-bishop, although the episcopal rule in the Principality of Neisse had ended by its secularization. However, the rank of prince-bishop later included the
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in Breslau, the diocese possessed, as episcopal institutions for the training of the clergy, 5 preparatory seminaries for boys, 1 home (recently much enlarged) for theological students attending the university, and 1
662:, and in 1288 the duke founded the collegiate church of the Holy Cross at Wrocław. Before his death, on the Eve of St. John in 1290, the duke confirmed the rights of the Church to sovereignty over the territories of
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which belonged to the cathedral chapter. The bishop excommunicated the king and those members of the Council of Wrocław who sided with him. On account of this he was obliged to flee from Breslau and take refuge in
949:. John V took an active part in the intellectual life of the time and sought at the diocesan synods to promote learning and church discipline, and to improve the schools. On the ruins of the old stronghold of
768:. Through his friendship with Charles, the son of King John, he was soon able to settle the discord that had arisen under his predecessor. The diocese prospered greatly under his rule. He bought the Duchy of
2088:). The suffragans Berlin, Piła, and Warmia were also disentangled: the former – reduced to the German territory – becoming exempt; Piła dissolved and allocated between the new dioceses of Gorzów and
1453:. There were actively employed in the diocese 1,632 secular and 121 regular, priests. The cathedral chapter included the two offices of provost and dean, and had 10 regular, and 6 honorary, canons.
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The religious disturbances of the 16th century began to be conspicuously apparent during this episcopate, and soon after John's death Protestantism began to spread in Silesia, which belonged to the
1231:), which the king had decreed against him. After this Frederick made it impossible for him to rule the Prussian part of his diocese, and until the death of the bishop this territory was ruled by
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1062:. On 27 September 1619, probably on hearing the news, Władysław and Charles left Silesia in a hurry and on 7 October 1619 arrived in Warsaw. In December 1619, young Władysław's brother, Prince
635:, on the large estates that had been granted them. One of the most noted bishops of the diocese, Tomasz I (1232–68), continued the work of German colonization with so much energy that even the
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bishopric. The bull also reconfined the Breslau diocesan area which from then on remained unchanged until 1922. Breslau diocese then included the bulk of the Catholic parishes in the Prussian
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of Wrocław dates from his episcopate. After his death a divided vote led to a vacancy of the see. The two candidates, Wit and Lutold, elected by the opposing factions, finally resigned, and
1982:, except for its areas east of the Oder-Neisse line. However, the territory of the other suffragans and the Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühl/Piła had come under Polish or Soviet rule.
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1460:, in which there were 992 cures of various kinds (parishes, curacies, and stations), with 935 parish churches and 633 dependent and mother-churches. Besides the theological faculty of the
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he fell into discredit with Frederick on account of his firm maintenance of the rights of the Church, and the return of peace did not fully restore him to favour. In 1766 he fled to the
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450:, the son of Mieszko, obtained the Bohemian part of Silesia during his wars of conquest, and a change in the ecclesiastical dependence of the province followed. By a patent of Emperor
674:. His maintenance of the prerogatives of the Church brought him, also, into conflict with the temporal rulers of Silesia; in 1296 he called a synod for the defence of these rights.
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immediate successors; this was that in those places where Catholics were few in number, the parish should be declared extinct and the church buildings given to the newly founded
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891:, Rudolf had become popular in Breslau through his energetic opposition to George of Podebrady; for this reason the cathedral chapter requested his transfer from the small
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zeal. It was in the main due to them that the diocese did not fall into spiritual ruin. The chapter was the willing assistant of the bishops in the reform of the diocese.
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Sitsch, took more severe measures than his predecessors against Protestantism, in the hope of checking it, especially in the episcopal principality of Neisse-Grottkau.
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In 1930 the see was elevated to the rank of archdiocese and three suffragans were subordinated to its jurisdiction, forming together with Breslau's own territory the
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After his death the chapter presented Carl von Liechtenstein, Bishop of Olomouc, for confirmation. Their choice was opposed by the emperor, whose candidate was the
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in 1948, after the old seminary in Poland was inaccessible for candidates from west of the new border. In 1953 Pius XII invested Piontek with the right to bear a
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of the Silesian County of Glatz within the Diocese of Hradec Králové. The new prince-bishop, who was 79 years old, lived only a year after his appointment.
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have since ca. 1946 entertained claims that Bertram was actually killed or brought near to death by Polish "imperialists" inside the Catholic Church of Poland.
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The expelled German priests and German Silesian laypeople from the now Polish part of the original Archdiocese of Breslau were granted the privilege of an
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On November 6, 2020, The Holy See's nuncio to Poland announced that following a Vatican investigation regarding sex abuse allegations, prominent Cardinal
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in order to serve the Poles, who remained in Silesia and those who settled in the region. Legally the archdiocese was still considered part of the German
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supporter of the government. He received unusual honours from the king and was made a cardinal by the Pope. He died 20 January 1853, at the Johannisberg (
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For several years after Schimonsky's death the see remained vacant. It was eventually filled by the election, through government influence, of Count
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1768:. On 7 November 1922 the Holy See disentangled the Catholic parishes in the new voivodeship from the Breslau diocese and subordinated them to an
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had banned from Breslau in early February 1945. On his return to the town he was sworn in by the chapter on 23 July. On 12 August 1945 Cardinal
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fief and ecclesiastically a part of the Breslau diocese, was politically divided into a Czechoslovakian western and a Polish eastern part (
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The dean of the cathedral, Dr. Ritter, administered the diocese for several years until the election of Joseph Knauer (1843–44), earlier
1373:(1836–40). Prince-Bishop von Sedlnitzky was neither clear nor firm in his maintenance of the doctrines of the Church; on the question of
1198:(1732–1747), owed his elevation to the favour of the emperor. During his episcopate, the greater part of the diocese was annexed by the
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The Holy See refused to acknowledge Polish Catholic Church claims, however, and only appointed auxiliary bishops to the Archdiocese of
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Choltitz von Odrowąż, a Polish-Austrian nobleman, who had resigned from the see in 1840. In 1978, the Apostolic Administration of the
871:. His love of peace made his position a very difficult one during the fierce ecclesiastic-political contention that raged between the
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1967:, thus definitely divesting it from Breslau's jurisdiction. The East German Ecclesiastical Province of Breslau remained in existence
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1115:. He was buried in a beautiful chapel which he had added to the cathedral in honour of his ancestress, St. Elizabeth of Thuringia.
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comprised cross-border diocesan territories in Czechoslovakian Bohemia and smaller parts in German Silesia (Hradec Kr. diocese:
879:, and the people of Breslau, who had taken sides with the German party. Jodokus was followed by a bishop from the region of the
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2385:, Cologne et al.: Böhlau, 2008, (=Forschungen und Quellen zur Kirchen- und Kulturgeschichte Ostdeutschlands; vol. 39), p. 231.
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of 1929 the prior exempt Bishopric of Breslau was elevated to the rank of archdiocese in 1930 and was henceforth known as the
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1331:
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246:
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2911:
2817:
2812:
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552:, which had been regarded as the patrimony of the diocese from its foundation. In 1163 the sons of the exiled Polish duke
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resignation was not accepted and he resumed his office. In 1446 he held a diocesan synod and died in the following year.
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2404:, Heinrich Kuhn and Otto Böss (compilators), Munich: Lerche, 1961, (=Veröffentlichungen des Collegium Carolinum), p. 115
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endeavoured to repair the loss of these buildings to the Catholic faith by founding the so-called Josephine vicarships.
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1362:. In spite of the protests of the episcopal authorities, over one hundred church buildings were lost in this way. King
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for the Bohemian (or Austrian, since 1918 partially Czechoslovakian and Polish, resp.) part of the diocese. Also the
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Within Prussia and the German Empire (main part) and the Bohemian Lands of Austria and Austria-Hungary (lesser part)
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suzerains, who lived far from Silesia (in Vienna or Prague), and who were constantly preoccupied by the danger of a
608:
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The Holy See appointed as his successor a man who had done much to allay the strife between Church and State, the
415:. All the territory which is now Silesia – lying on the right-hand bank of the Oder – belonged, therefore, to the
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2744:
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1901:, claiming to act on the authority of papal mandates, however, only applying to the pre-war territory of Poland.
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entered upon the work of founding churches and monasteries which has preserved his name. Petrus was followed by:
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1845:, the city of Breslau became again part of Poland under its historic Polish name Wrocław. On 21 June 1945, the
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In the above-mentioned monastic houses for men there were 512 religious; in those for women, 5,208 religious.
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for priests in Breslau. The statistics of the houses of the religious orders in the dioceses were as follows:
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of Poland about protection and subordination of his bishopric. In May 1619, Prince Władysław (the future King
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had taken a turn favourable to Austria and the Catholic party. Charles wanted to move under protection of the
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took an active part in carrying out the schemes of the rulers by placing great numbers of Germans, especially
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to Wrocław in May 1124 when the saint was on his missionary journey to Pomerania; Robert I (1127–42), who was
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937:, cast his monument, the most beautiful bishop's tomb in Silesia. His coadjutor with right of succession was
534:
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1949:, then British zone of occupation. On 31 July Pius XII confirmed Onderek's appointment and advanced him to
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1538:
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1100:
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451:
1743:). So also the Roman Catholic parishes in Czechoslovakian Těšín Silesia remained part of Breslau diocese.
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1066:, was chosen by Charles as auxiliary bishop of Wrocław, which was confirmed by the Polish episcopate. The
1012:(1608–24), an Archduke of Austria, had greater success than his predecessor after the first period of the
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He was followed by Tomasz II Zaremba (1270–92), who was involved for years in a violent dispute with Duke
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Catholic clergy and laymen of German language, who were in the course of expulsion in accordance to the
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1166:, in 1707, the secularization came to an end, and the churches had to be returned. The Habsburg Emperor
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as to the prerogatives of the Church in Silesia. In 1287 a reconciliation was effected between them at
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on 20 June the same year and formed together with the Polish Cieszyn Silesia part of the new Polish
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appeared and demanded Piontek to resign from his office for the archdiocesan territory east of the
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In 1947 Piontek returned to the archdiocesan territory west of the Oder-Neisse line (then part of
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The bull disentangled Breslau diocese from Gniezno ecclesiastical province and made Breslau an
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secured for the Protestants the right to their former possessions in these territories, by the
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appointed as his successor in the disordered diocese Robert Herzog (1882–86), who had been
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and Otmuchów. Tomasz II consecrated the high altar of the cathedral; he was present at the
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Ferdinand Piontek: (1878–1963); Leben und Wirken eines schlesischen Priesters und Bischofs
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lapsed to the emperor, and a new secularization of the churches begun. But when King
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at which laws for the protection of the Church and its property were promulgated.
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from Silesia, in West Germany, their new home. The first apostolic visitator was
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was appointed to the archiepiscopal see, becoming its first Polish bishop since
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Apostolic Administrator of the Czechoslovak part of the Archdiocese of Breslau
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put an end to this injustice, and sought to make good the injuries inflicted.
730:. A quarrel broke out between Bishop Nanker and the suzerain of Silesia, King
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to Breslau and installed 20 October 1887; later created a cardinal (1893).
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Cardinal Adolf Bertram, elevated to first Archbishop of Breslau in 1930.
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544:(1149–69) the history of the diocese of Wrocław begins to grow clearer.
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2481:"Vatican imposes disciplinary measures on 97-year-old Polish cardinal"
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until 1972. The Breslau Diocese included the Catholic parishes in the
815:, the next bishop (1417–47), was a trying time for Silesia during the
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with the exception of Catholic parishes in the districts of Ratibor (
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On 28 June 1972, however, – in response to West Germany's change in
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castle, later the summer residence of the Prince-Bishop of Breslau.
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Veränderungen der Diözesangrenzen in der Tschechoslowakei seit 1918
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Former suffragans within the Eastern German ecclesiastical province
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2002:
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1306; definitely from 1327 onwards), which itself was part of the
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returned from the Empire and, through the intervention of Emperor
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redrew the archdiocesan boundary along the post-war borders. The
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Konrad's successor was the provost of the cathedral of Wrocław,
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The prince-bishopric was divided into 11 commissariates and 99
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The powerful Polish ruler Bolesław I was succeeded by his son
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part of his diocese in order to avoid confinement in Oppeln (
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760:(1341–1376) was elected bishop while pursuing his studies at
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565:
2517:"Cardinal Gulbinowicz dies ten days after Vatican sanctions"
2449:
Archiv für Kirchengeschichte von Böhmen – Mähren – Schlesien
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1299:. The bull also assigned the Prussian-annexed parts of the
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502:
431:, and was consequently within the diocesan jurisdiction of
902:
677:
580:(1198–1201), the oldest son of Duke Bolesław, and Duke of
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Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühl/Piła
1823:
Prince-Episcopal Delegation for Brandenburg and Pomerania
1388:
1336:
Prince-Episcopal Delegation for Brandenburg and Pomerania
572:. In 1180 Żyrosław took part in the national assembly at
478:. The first Bishop of Wrocław is said to have been named
2498:"UPDATE: Banned Polish cardinal unconscious in hospital"
2216:
Former suffragans within Wrocław ecclesiastical province
584:, was the first prince to become Bishop of Wrocław (see
1874:'s rule). Expelled, deported, German ex-Silesians from
1423:
Prince-Episcopal Delegate for Brandenburg and Pomerania
615:
and Duchess consort St. Hedwig. The monasteries of the
2099:
The remaining archdiocesan territory, enlarged by the
1679:, the Poles and Czechs regained independence, and the
2377:
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1315:(to Silesia province as of 1815) to Breslau diocese.
1047:
In July 1619 Czech Protestants rebelled against King
513:(1071–1111). During the episcopate of Piotr I, Count
369:. From 1821 to 1930 it was subjected directly to the
1392:
Prince-Bishop Joseph Knauer, 49th bishop of the see
373:. Between 1821 and 1972 it was officially known as
2372:
2013:. On 23 May 1959 Piontek became titular bishop of
1776:elevated that apostolic administration to the new
1597:German Dominican Sisters of St. Catharine of Siena
1408:) castle and was buried in the Breslau cathedral.
1256:diocese, as Prince-Bishop of Breslau (1824–1832).
3002:(all non-Latin Catholic rites, except Ukrainians)
2492:
2490:
1772:on 17 December the same year. On 28 October 1925
3111:Religious organizations established in the 1000s
3077:
1749:German–Polish Convention regarding Upper Silesia
788:and to make it a suffragan of the newly erected
2165:, given all diocesan jurisdiction required, by
1279:, and Catholic parishes in the Prusso-Silesian
385:
2487:
1527:Congregation of the Society of the Divine Word
1318:With the exception of the districts of Bütow (
925:, a man of humanistic training. Urged by King
2617:Latin and Eastern Catholic dioceses in Poland
2601:
591:Cyprian (1201–7) was originally Abbot of the
537:(1146–49), who became Archbishop of Gniezno.
2447:
2441:
2402:Biographisches Handbuch der Tschechoslowakei
2139:archdiocesan area was incorporated into the
2092:; the Warmia changing as suffragan into the
595:monastery of St. Vincent near Wrocław, then
206:Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wrocław
2999:Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Poland
2424:
2416:
2063:
2047:, 2nd Archbishop (first postwar) of Wrocław
2035:
1853:, while staying in the episcopal castle of
37:
2608:
2594:
2452:, vol. 6 (1982), pp. 289–296, here p. 292.
2293:
1462:Schlesische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität
275:
71:
2418:Vratislaviensis – Berolinensis et aliarum
2065:Vratislaviensis – Berolinensis et aliarum
3106:Dioceses established in the 10th century
2169:in 1972, in order to serve the Catholic
2149:
2039:
1752:, signed in Geneva on 15 May 1922, also
1691:), even dividing its capital into Czech
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1177:
1088:
1035:
983:
901:
844:
826:
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721:Within Bohemia and the Habsburg Monarchy
676:
2157:, 6th and current Archbishop of Wrocław
2145:Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava
1960:Apoštolská administratura českotěšínská
1126:. Count Wolfgang died, and his brother
696:a number of years by a suit before the
439:, founded in 973, was suffragan to the
390:Christianity was first introduced into
3078:
2241:Eastern German Ecclesiastical Province
2177:, the present and second visitator is
2084:) and that of Opole (becoming the new
1028:), invited by his uncle Charles, left
3096:10th-century establishments in Poland
2589:
2514:
2196:
2191:
2072:archdiocesan territory (becoming the
1925:, and Wrocław proper and appointed a
1831:Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühl
1579:Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
734:, when the king seized the castle of
474:, founded by Otto in 1000 during the
361:in 1000 until 1821, it was under the
123:8,850 km (3,420 sq mi)
65:in Wrocław, centre of the archdiocese
2515:Mares, Courtney (16 November 2020).
2304:. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
1813:comprising Breslau proper and three
1472:
1334:were, since 1821, supervised by the
1275:), which until 1972 belonged to the
784:wished to separate Wrocław from the
454:in 995, Silesia was attached to the
16:Roman Catholic archdiocese in Poland
3045:List of Catholic dioceses in Poland
2078:Apostolic Administration of Görlitz
1683:, until 1918 politically an Austro-
1585:Sisters of Poor Handmaids of Christ
1077:According to the terms of the 1648
13:
2294:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "
1938:-installed communist authorities.
1136:Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
1051:and offered the Bohemian crown to
647:, a grandson of Saint Hedwig, and
110:Ecclesiastical province of Wrocław
14:
3122:
3091:Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland
2534:
2500:. 6 November 2020. Archived from
1881:On 16 July 1945 the archdiocesan
1627:Poor School-Sisters of Notre Dame
1213:Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch
1184:Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch
1122:Wolfgang of the ruling family of
941:(1506–20), a member of the noble
3058:
2283:
1364:Frederick William III of Prussia
1064:Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Opole
913:As coadjutor, he had selected a
764:, and was consecrated bishop at
509:(1062–72), who was succeeded by
90:
56:
3011:Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church
2508:
2431:, 64 (1972), n. 10, pp. 657seq.
2356:. 2 August 2012. Archived from
2315:This included – among others –
1766:Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship
1573:Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo
1515:Order of St. Camillus of Lellis
1326:), until 1922 both part of the
1301:Apostolic Prefecture of Meissen
637:first Mongol invasion of Poland
605:Cistercian convent at Trzebnica
402:. After the conversion of Duke
3019:Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw
2993:Military Ordinariate of Poland
2896:Diocese of Zielona Góra–Gorzów
2886:Archdiocese of Szczecin–Kamień
2473:
2455:
2434:
2407:
2395:
2342:
2309:
1330:, the rest of Brandenburg and
1307:(politically part of Prussian
1247:Silesia – only the estates in
1242:Archbishop's Palace in Wrocław
1018:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
540:With the episcopate of Bishop
335:Archidioecesis Vratislaviensis
39:Archidioecesis Vratislaviensis
19:For the Lutheran diocese, see
1:
3101:1000 establishments in Europe
2891:Diocese of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg
1609:Grey Sisters of St. Elizabeth
1360:Evangelical Church in Prussia
1295:and the Austrian part of the
505:nobleman. He was followed by
1563:Sisters of the Good Shepherd
1539:Poor Brothers of St. Francis
1283:, which were subject to the
1192:Philip, Count von Sinzendorf
1156:Duchy of Legnica-Brzeg-Wołów
1101:Frederick of Hesse-Darmstadt
1094:Frederick of Hesse-Darmstadt
1068:Battle of the White Mountain
386:Medieval era (within Poland)
341:ecclesiastical territory or
7:
3029:Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin
2879:Province of Szczecin-Kamień
2266:
2125:Polish Episcopal Conference
1827:Diocese of Ermland (Warmia)
1322:) and Lauenburg (Pommern) (
988:Former episcopal palace in
607:. The episcopate of Bishop
533:; Robert II (1142–46); and
411:formed the boundary of the
196:(As Archdiocese of Wrocław)
21:Lutheran Diocese of Wrocław
10:
3127:
2870:Diocese of Zamość–Lubaczów
2657:Archdiocese of Częstochowa
2273:List of bishops of Wrocław
2147:, a suffragan of Olomouc.
1705:Dioceses of Hradec Králové
1441:. He was transferred from
935:Peter Vischer of Nuremberg
425:Archbishopric of Magdeburg
380:
18:
3053:
3037:
3024:Eparchy of Olsztyn–Gdańsk
3009:
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2948:Diocese of Warszawa-Praga
2930:
2904:
2878:
2852:
2831:
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2784:
2766:Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec
2753:
2727:
2701:
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2649:
2623:
2413:Paulus VI: Const. Apost.
2350:"Bundesarchiv - Research"
2254:Diocese of Ermland/Warmia
1911:apostolic administrations
1639:Sisters of the Holy Cross
1285:Diocese of Hradec Králové
1281:County of Glatz (Kłodzko)
1186:, 45th bishop on the see.
774:Bolesław III the Generous
357:. From its founding as a
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2278:
2036:Within Poland since 1972
1821:, comprising the former
1804:Archbishopric of Breslau
1545:Sisters of St. Elizabeth
1350:(since 1854) and in the
1311:since 1815) and eastern
1190:The next prince-bishop,
1096:, 41st Bishop of Wrocław
1043:, 37th Bishop of Wrocław
909:, 26th Bishop of Wrocław
852:, 24th Bishop of Wrocław
834:, 23rd Bishop of Wrocław
753:, 20th Bishop of Wrocław
684:, 19th Bishop of Wrocław
525:(1120–26), who welcomed
486:, 23 April 1155, and by
468:Archbishopric of Gniezno
375:(Arch)Diocese of Breslau
363:Archbishopric of Gniezno
349:centered in the city of
327:Arcidiecéze vratislavská
311:Archidiecezja wrocławska
46:Archidiecezja Wrocławska
3086:Christianity in Wrocław
2938:Archdiocese of Warszawa
2860:Archdiocese of Przemyśl
2735:Archdiocese of Katowice
2650:Province of Częstochowa
2572:51.114174°N 17.046581°E
2462:Apostolischer Visitator
2133:Leopold Graf Sedlnitzky
1973:Allied Occupation Zones
1907:ecclesiastical province
1810:Ecclesiastical Province
1806:, then supervising the
1770:Apostolic Administrator
1727:; Olomouc archdiocese:
1591:Sister-Servants of Mary
1352:Austrian House of Lords
1348:Prussian House of Lords
1328:Diocese of Culm/Chełmno
1208:Frederick II of Prussia
790:Archbishopric of Prague
466:, was placed under the
227:Metropolitan Archbishop
190:(As Diocese of Wrocław)
106:Ecclesiastical province
3065:Catholicism portal
2964:Archdiocese of Wrocław
2709:Archdiocese of Gniezno
2549:Catholic-Hierarchy.org
2519:. Catholic News Agency
2448:
2442:
2427:Acta Apostolicae Sedis
2425:
2417:
2158:
2141:Archdiocese of Olomouc
2121:Hradec Králové diocese
2064:
2061:Apostolic constitution
2048:
1987:Soviet occupation zone
1958:
1927:diocesan administrator
1825:, the formerly exempt
1790:Vixdum Poloniae Unitas
1784:, then a suffragan of
1762:Second Polish Republic
1672:
1603:Sisters of St. Francis
1393:
1371:Leopold von Sedlnitzky
1297:Principality of Neisse
1277:Archdiocese of Olomouc
1243:
1187:
1097:
1044:
993:
910:
853:
835:
786:Archdiocese of Gniezno
754:
717:to Wrocław (1326–41).
685:
649:Archbishop of Salzburg
641:Bolesław II the Horned
441:Archbishopric of Mainz
334:
326:
318:
310:
303:Archdiocese of Wrocław
38:
32:Archdiocese of Wrocław
2912:Archdiocese of Warmia
2839:Archdiocese of Poznań
2818:Diocese of Sandomierz
2813:Archdiocese of Lublin
2761:Archdiocese of Kraków
2683:Archdiocese of Gdańsk
2624:Province of Białystok
2467:30 March 2009 at the
2301:Catholic Encyclopedia
2153:
2119:, heretofore part of
2094:Archdiocese of Warsaw
2043:
2009:and bestow episcopal
1756:was transferred from
1754:eastern Upper Silesia
1689:Cieszyn/Těšín Silesia
1670:
1645:Sisters of St. Joseph
1615:Sisters of St. Hedwig
1391:
1344:ex officio membership
1289:Archdiocese of Prague
1241:
1215:as coadjutor-bishop.
1181:
1164:Treaty of Altranstädt
1160:Charles XII of Sweden
1146:, and later was made
1092:
1039:
987:
905:
848:
830:
758:Przecław of Pogorzela
751:Przecław of Pogorzela
749:
680:
668:First Council of Lyon
394:by missionaries from
292:archidiecezja.wroc.pl
63:Cathedral of St. John
2931:Province of Warszawa
2853:Province of Przemyśl
2728:Province of Katowice
2719:Diocese of Włocławek
2714:Diocese of Bydgoszcz
2667:Diocese of Sosnowiec
2636:Diocese of Drohiczyn
2577:51.114174; 17.046581
1788:, by the papal Bull
1079:Treaty of Westphalia
1041:Karol Ferdynand Vasa
558:Frederick Barbarossa
456:Bishopric of Meissen
448:Bolesław I the Brave
2974:Diocese of Świdnica
2957:Province of Wrocław
2792:Archdiocese of Łódź
2702:Province of Gniezno
2568: /
2541:Archdiocese website
2504:on 6 November 2020.
2209:Diocese of Świdnica
2163:apostolic visitator
2029:of Catholic Bishops
1915:Gorzów Wielkopolski
1778:diocese of Katowice
1265:Province of Silesia
1154:duke, the Silesian
979:Martin of Gerstmann
885:Rudolf of Rüdesheim
877:George of Poděbrady
869:Knights of St. John
809:Konrad IV the Elder
798:Wenceslaus of Lebus
688:In the election of
570:Bolesław I the Tall
476:Congress of Gniezno
437:Bishopric of Prague
247:Diocese of Świdnica
2969:Diocese of Legnica
2905:Province of Warmia
2865:Diocese of Rzeszów
2832:Province of Poznań
2823:Diocese of Siedlce
2806:Province of Lublin
2754:Province of Kraków
2740:Diocese of Gliwice
2688:Diocese of Pelplin
2676:Province of Gdańsk
2203:Diocese of Legnica
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187:10th Century
168:Latin Church
159:
149:Denomination
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2575: /
2544:(in Polish)
2523:31 December
2262:(1930–1972)
2256:(1930–1972)
2250:(1930–1972)
2230:(1972–1992)
2224:(1972–1992)
2155:Józef Kupny
2103:area (with
2070:East German
1991:ordinariate
1965:Český Těšín
1889:, whom the
1855:Jánský Vrch
1849:, Cardinal
1695:and Polish
1677:World War I
1491:Franciscans
1451:offertories
1406:Jánský Vrch
1309:Brandenburg
1287:within the
1202:during the
1105:Grand Prior
1056:Frederick V
955:Jánský Vrch
865:Grand Prior
633:Franconians
629:Thuringians
625:Cistercians
521:(1112–20);
343:archdiocese
231:Józef Kupny
184:Established
144:Information
3080:Categories
2563:17°02′48″E
2560:51°06′51″N
2354:archive.is
2053:Ostpolitik
1909:into four
1847:Archbishop
1815:suffragans
1737:Leobschütz
1709:of Olomouc
1485:Dominicans
1439:Georg Kopp
1398:Grand Dean
1060:Palatinate
945:family of
811:, Duke of
800:, Duke of
782:Charles IV
772:from Duke
660:Regensburg
609:Wawrzyniec
601:St. Hedwig
562:Cistercian
519:Żyrosław I
409:Oder River
238:Suffragans
178:Roman Rite
128:Population
115:Statistics
2984:Sui iuris
2337:Züllichau
2333:Schwiebus
2113:Nowa Ruda
2011:blessings
1977:suffragan
1872:Piłsudski
1799:Concordat
1797:Prussian
1557:Ursulines
1481:, 1 house
1273:Głubczyce
1140:Ellwangen
943:Hungarian
897:Carinthia
645:Ladislaus
554:Władysław
499:Casimir I
464:Kołobrzeg
421:suffragan
404:Mieszko I
359:bishopric
202:Cathedral
161:Sui iuris
137:1,203,873
3038:See also
2465:Archived
2329:Neuzelle
2267:See also
2003:Neuzelle
1999:seminary
1859:Javorník
1833:(Piła).
1741:Owschütz
1733:Katscher
1685:Bohemian
1503:Piarists
1467:seminary
1269:Racibórz
1225:Austrian
1168:Joseph I
1113:mozzetta
1086:before.
1072:de facto
967:Habsburg
951:Javorník
861:Bohemian
813:Oleśnica
780:Emperor
578:Jarosław
568:by Duke
550:Otmuchów
452:Otto III
80:Location
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1969:de jure
1934:by the
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1891:Gestapo
1883:chapter
1760:to the
1729:Branitz
1725:Neurode
1697:Cieszyn
1497:Jesuits
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1107:of the
1058:of the
1053:Elector
1010:Charles
1008:Bishop
931:Hungary
915:Swabian
873:Hussite
867:of the
821:Gniezno
802:Legnica
770:Grodków
766:Avignon
762:Bologna
694:Avignon
574:Łęczyca
511:Piotr I
429:Bohemia
423:to the
400:Bohemia
396:Moravia
392:Silesia
381:History
351:Wrocław
345:of the
337:) is a
284:Website
221:Francis
85:Country
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2074:exempt
2022:Kraków
1936:Soviet
1841:After
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1261:exempt
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999:legate
947:Thurzó
736:Milicz
715:Kraków
711:Nanker
682:Nanker
566:Lubusz
542:Walter
460:Kraków
435:. The
433:Prague
355:Poland
315:German
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164:church
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2015:Barca
1955:Czech
1947:Peine
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1717:Glatz
1693:Těšín
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1443:Fulda
1320:Bytów
1229:Opole
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881:Rhine
698:Curia
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503:Roman
446:Duke
331:Latin
323:Czech
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