The Roman Catholic Church in Poland comprises mainly sixteen Latin ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a metropolitan, whose archdioceses have a total of 28 suffragan dioceses, each headed by a bishop. They are all members of the Episcopal Conference of Poland, one of the larger conferences in Europe, slightly smaller than Spain, but larger than the United Kingdom or Germany and by far the most established conference in all of Eastern Europe.
Furthermore, there are
There is also an Apostolic Nunciature to Poland, as papal diplomatic (embassy-level) representation.
Current Latin dioceses
Exempt Latin jurisdiction
Ecclesiastical province of Białystok
Ecclesiastical province of Częstochowa
Ecclesiastical province of Gdańsk
Ecclesiastical province of Gniezno
Ecclesiastical province of Katowice
Ecclesiastical province of Kraków
Ecclesiastical province of Łódź
Ecclesiastical province of Lublin
Ecclesiastical province of Poznań
Ecclesiastical province of Przemyśl
Ecclesiastical province of Szczecin-Kamień
Ecclesiastical province of Warmia
Ecclesiastical province of Warszawa
Ecclesiastical province of Wrocław
Current Eastern Catholic dioceses
Ukrainian Catholic province of Przemyśl–Warszawa
rite-specific particular church sui iuris : Byzantine Rite in Ukrainian language
Exempt, joint for the other rites
Defunct dioceses
Four Episcopal Titular bishoprics: Diocese of Chełm, Diocese of Pomezania, Diocese of Sejny, Diocese of Wigry.
Gallery of archdioceses
The seat of the Archdiocese of Białystok is Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Częstochowa is Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Katowice is
Cathedral of Christ the King.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Lublin is Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień is
Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle. The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Warmia is Basilica of Saint James the Apostle.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Wrocław is
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
See also
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