Bishops of Warmia
Encyclopedia
This is a list of Bishop
s and Prince-Bishop
s of the Diocese of Warmia
(Ermland)
The Bishopric
was founded in 1243 as the Bishopric of Ermland, one of four bishoprics of Teutonic Prussia. In 1356 it became an Imperial Prince-Bishopric under Emperor Charles IV
, and from 1512 until the 20th century it was an exempt bishopric. After 1947 the bishop's seat was left vacant following the expulsion of the German population and the Bishop of Ermland from Prussia.
In 1972 a new Polish Diocese was installed, which in 1992 was elevated to an archdiocese.
(Polish
: Diecezja warmińska, Latin: Archidioecesis Varmiensis, German
: Bistum Ermland).
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...
s and Prince-Bishop
Prince-Bishop
A Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office...
s of the Diocese of Warmia
Warmia
Warmia or Ermland is a region between Pomerelia and Masuria in northeastern Poland. Together with Masuria, it forms the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship....
(Ermland)
The Bishopric
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
was founded in 1243 as the Bishopric of Ermland, one of four bishoprics of Teutonic Prussia. In 1356 it became an Imperial Prince-Bishopric under Emperor Charles IV
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....
, and from 1512 until the 20th century it was an exempt bishopric. After 1947 the bishop's seat was left vacant following the expulsion of the German population and the Bishop of Ermland from Prussia.
In 1972 a new Polish Diocese was installed, which in 1992 was elevated to an archdiocese.
(Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
: Diecezja warmińska, Latin: Archidioecesis Varmiensis, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
: Bistum Ermland).
Bishops of Ermland/Warmia
- 1249–1250 Heinrich von Strateich, elected, never actually took office
- 1250–1274 Anselm of MeissenAnselm of MeissenAnselm of Meissen ) was a priest of the Teutonic Order and the first actual Bishop of Warmia .As his name suggests, Anselm originated from Meißen...
, first actual bishop to be active in Ermland, from 1253 suffragan of the Archdiocese of Riga - 1278–1300 Heinrich Fleming (Henryk Fleming) (Fleming)
- 1301–1326 Eberhard von Neiße (Nysa, PolandNysa, PolandNysa is a town in southwestern Poland on the Nysa Kłodzka river with 47,545 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Nysa County. It comprises the urban portion of the surrounding Gmina Nysa, a mixed urban-rural commune with a total population of 60,123 inhabitants...
) (Neiße) - 1327–1328 Jordan, Bishop of Warmia
- 1329–1334 Heinrich Wogenap (Wogenap)
- 1334–1337 sede vacanteSede vacanteSede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...
- 1337–1349 Hermann von Prag (Herman z Pragi) (PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
) - 1350–1355 Johannes of Meissen
Prince-Bishops of Ermland/Warmia
- 1355–1373 Johannes Stryprock (Stryprock), designated Prince-Bishop by the Golden BullGolden BullA Golden Bull or chrysobull was a golden ornament representing a seal , attached to a decree issued by Byzantine Emperors and later by monarchs in Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The term was originally coined for the golden seal itself but came to be applied to the entire decree...
- 1373–1401 Heinrich Sorbom (Sorbom)
- 1401–1415 Heinrich Heilsberg von Vogelsang (VogelsangVogelsang-Places:*Vogelsang, Brandenburg, a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, Brandenburg, Germany*Vogelsang, Cologne, a city part of Ehrenfeld, Cologne, Germany-People:*Karl Freiherr von Vogelsang, Social reformer...
) - 1415–1424 Johannes AbezierJohannes AbezierJohannes Abezier , most usually known as Johann Abezier, was a Roman Catholic religious and political leader of the Teutonic Knights. Abezier was provost of Frauenburg in Warmia , and afterward the Prince-Bishop of Warmia .-Life:Abezier was born in Thorn, within the monastic state of the Teutonic...
- 1424–1457 Franciscus Kuhschmalz (Franciszek Kuhschmalz)
- 1457–1458 Enea Silvio Piccolomini
- 1458–1467 Paul von Legendorf (Legendorf)
- 1467–1489 Nicolaus von TüngenNicolaus von TüngenNicolaus of Tüngen was bishop of Warmia from 1467 until 1489....
(Mikołaj Tungen) - 1489–1512 Lucas WatzenrodeLucas WatzenrodeWatzenrode may refer to:*Lucas Watzenrode the Younger , prince-bishop of Ermland, Warmia, uncle of Nicolaus Copernicus*Lucas Watzenrode the Elder , Hanseatic League tradesman in Thorn , Prussia, grandfather of Nicolaus Copernicus...
- 1512–1523 Fabian of Lossainen, from 1512 de facto exemptExemption (church)In the Roman Catholic Church, exemption is the whole or partial release of an ecclesiastical person, corporation, or institution from the authority of the ecclesiastical superior next higher in rank....
, integration into the Archdiocese of Gniezno having failed - 1523–1537 Mauritius FerberMauritius FerberMauritius Ferber Mauritius Ferber Mauritius Ferber (1471 – 1 July 1537 in Heilsberg was a member of the patrician Ferber family of Danzig (Gdańsk). As Roman Catholic Prince-Bishop of Warmia (Ermeland), he prevented most towns in his diocese from converting to Protestantism while the surrounding...
- 1537–1548 Johannes Dantiscus (Jan Dantyszek, also known as The Father of Polish Diplomacy)
- 1549–1550 Tiedemann GieseTiedemann GieseTiedemann Giese Tiedemann Giese Tiedemann Giese (1 June 1480 – 23 October 1550, Heilsberg (Lidzbark), was a member of the patrician Giese family of Danzig (Gdańsk). The brother of the Hanseatic League merchant Georg Giese and relative of Albrecht Giese he became Bishop of Culm (Chełmno) first...
- 1551–1579 Stanislaus HosiusStanislaus HosiusStanislaus Hosius was a cardinal, since 1551 Prince-Bishop in Bishopric of Warmia, Poland since 1558 papal legate to the Holy Roman Emperor's Imperial Court in Vienna, Austria and since 1566 a papal legate to Poland.Hosius was born in Kraków as the son of Ulrich Hos of Pforzheim and studied law...
, from 1566 de jure exemptExemption (church)In the Roman Catholic Church, exemption is the whole or partial release of an ecclesiastical person, corporation, or institution from the authority of the ecclesiastical superior next higher in rank....
with Riga dissolved - 1579–1589 Martin Kromer
- 1589–1599 Andrew BáthoryAndrew BáthoryAndrew Báthory was a Hungarian Roman Catholic Cardinal, a Prince-Bishop of Warmia , and Prince of Transylvania . He was also Grand Master of the Order of the Dragon.-Life:Báthory was born at Szilágysomlyó, Transylvania...
- 1600–1604 Piotr Tylicki
- 1604–1621 Szymon Rudnicki
- 1621–1633 John Albert VasaJohn Albert VasaJohn Albert Vasa , was a Polish cardinal, and a Prince-Bishop of Warmia and Kraków. He was the son of Swedish and Polish King Sigismund III Vasa and Austrian archduchess Constance of Austria....
- 1633–1643 Mikołaj Szyszkowski
- 1643–1644 Jan Karol Konopacki
- 1644–1659 Wacław Leszczyński
- 1659–1679 Jan Stefan Wydżga
- 1680–1688 Michał Stefan Radziejowski
- 1688–1697 Jan Stanisław Zbąski
- 1698–1711 Andrzej Chryzostom Załuski
- 1711–1723 Teodor Andrzej PotockiTeodor Andrzej PotockiTeodor Andrzej Potocki was a Polish nobleman , Primate of Poland, interrex in 1733.Teodor was Rector of Przemyśl and canon of Kraków since 1687, Bishop of Chełmno since 1699 and Bishop of Warmia since 1711...
- 1724–1740 Krzysztof Andrzej Jan Szembek (1680–1740)
- 1741–1766 Adam Stanisław Grabowski (1698–1766)
- 1767–1795 Ignacy KrasickiIgnacy KrasickiIgnacy Krasicki , from 1766 Prince-Bishop of Warmia and from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno , was Poland's leading Enlightenment poet , a critic of the clergy, Poland's La Fontaine, author of the first Polish novel, playwright, journalist, encyclopedist, and translator from French and...
- 1795–1803 Karl von Hohenzollern-Hechingen
- 1803–1808 sede vacante
- 1808–1836 Joseph von Hohenzollern-Hechingen
Bishops
- 1836–1841 Andreas Stanislaus von Hatten
- 1841–1867 Joseph Ambrosius Geritz
- 1867–1885 Philipp KrementzPhilipp KrementzPhilipp Krementz was a German Catholic bishop, created Cardinal in 1893.He was bishop of Ermland from 1867, and headed the Fulda Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1884 to 1896. He became Archbishop of Cologne in 1885.-External links:*...
- 1886–1908 Andreas ThielAndreas Thiel (bishop)Andreas Thiel was a Bishop of Ermland in East Prussia from 1885–1908.Thiel was born in Lokau in the district of Rößel...
- 1908–1930 Augustinus BludauAugustinus BludauAugustinus Bludau was a Bishop of Ermland in East Prussia from 1909–1930.Bludau was born in Guttstadt as a son of a tailor. After attending the Gymnasium in Elbing, he started to study Catholic divinity at the Collegium Hosianum in Braunsberg...
- 1930–1947 Maximilian KallerMaximilian KallerMaximilian Kaller was Roman Catholic Bishop of Ermland in East Prussia from 1930–1947, however, de facto expelled since mid-August 1945 he served as special bishop for the homeland-expellees until his death.-Early life:...
, suffragan of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Breslau/Wrocław since 1930. Kaller remained bishop until 1947, even though expelledExpulsion of Germans after World War IIThe later stages of World War II, and the period after the end of that war, saw the forced migration of millions of German nationals and ethnic Germans from various European states and territories, mostly into the areas which would become post-war Germany and post-war Austria...
from WarmiaWarmiaWarmia or Ermland is a region between Pomerelia and Masuria in northeastern Poland. Together with Masuria, it forms the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship....
in 1946. - 1947–1972 sede vacanteSede vacanteSede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...
- 1972–1978 Józef Drzazga, suffragan of Archdiocese of WarsawRoman Catholic Archdiocese of WarsawThe Archdiocese of Warsaw is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory or diocese in Poland encompassing the Polish capital. It was erected on October 16, 1798.It was elevated to an Archdiocese on June 30, 1813....
- 1979–1981 Józef Glemp
- 1981–1988 Jan Władysław ObłąkJan Władysław ObłąkJan Władysław Obłąk was a Polish Catholic Priest, Bishop of Warmia from 1982 until his death in 1988.- External links :* *...
- 1988–1992 Edmund Michał Piszcz, elevated as archbishop in 1992
Archbishops
- 1992–2006 Edmund Michał Piszcz, bishop from 1988
- 2006–present Wojciech Ziemba