Roman Catholic Diocese of Chełmno

The Diocese of Chełmno (Polish: Diecezja chełmińska; German: Bistum Kulm/Culm) was a Catholic diocese in Chełmno Land, founded in 1243 and disbanded in 1992.[1][2]

Diocese of Chełmno

Diecezja chełmińska
Location
CountryPoland
Ecclesiastical provinceGniezno
Coordinates53.2°N 18.6°E / 53.2; 18.6
Information
DenominationCatholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established1243
Dissolved1992
CathedralChełmża Cathedral (until 1821)
Pelplin Cathedral (1821–1992)

History

Remains of the Lubawa Castle, former residence of the Bishops of Chełmno
Pelplin Cathedral, seat of the diocese in 1821–1992, listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.[4]

List of Bishops of Kulm/Chełmno

  • 1245–1263: Heidenreich Ordo fratrum Praedicatorum, Dominican Order (O.P.)
  • 1264–1274: Friedrich von Hausen Ordo Teutonicus, Teutonic Order (O.T.)
  • 1275–1291: Werner OT
  • 1291/92–1301: Heinrich Schenk OT
  • 1303–1311: Herman OT
  • 1311–1316/19: Eberhard OT
  • 1319–1323: Mikołaj Afri OP
  • 1323–1349: Otto OT
  • 1349–1359: Jacob OT
  • 1359–1363: Johann Schadland OP
  • 1363–1381/85: Wikbold Dobilstein OT
  • 1385–1390: Reinhard von Sayn
  • 1390: Martin von Lynow OT
  • 1390–1398: Nikolaus Schippenbeil OT
  • 1398–1402: Jan Kropidło
  • 1402–1416: Arnold Stapil OT
  • 1416–1457: Johann Marienau
  • 1457–1479: Wincenty Kiełbasa
  • 1480–1495: Stefan of Nibork
  • 1496–1507: Mikołaj Chrapicki
  • 1508–1530: Jan Konopacki
Stanislaus Hosius, first Bishop of Chełmno later promoted to cardinal
  • 1646–1652: Andrzej Leszczyński
  • 1653–1655: Jan Gembicki
  • 1658–1661: Adam Koss
  • 1662–1674: Andrzej Olszowski
  • 1676–1681: Jan Małachowski
  • 1681–1693: Kazimierz Jan z Bnina Opaliński
  • 1693–1694: Kazimierz Jan Szczuka
  • 1699–1712: Teodor Andrzej Potocki
  • 1719–1721: Jan Kazimierz de Alten Bokum
  • 1723–1730: Feliks Ignacy Kretkowski
  • 1731–1733: Tomasz Franciszek Czapski SOC
  • 1736–1739: Adam Stanisław Grabowski
  • 1739–1746: Andrzej Stanisław Załuski
  • 1747–1758: Wojciech Stanisław Leski SOC
  • 1759–1785: Andrzej Ignacy Baier
  • 1785–1795: Karl von Hohenzollern-Hechingen
  • 1795–1814: Franciszek Ksawery Rydzyński
Marian Przykucki, last Bishop of Chełmno
  • 1824–1832: Ignacy Stanisław Matthy
  • 1834–1856: Anastazy Sedlag
  • 1857–1886: Johannes von der Marwitz
  • 1886–1898: Leon Redner
  • 1899–1926: Augustin Rosentreter
  • 1926–1944: Stanisław Wojciech Okoniewski
  • 1946–1972: Kazimierz Józef Kowalski
  • 1973–1980: Bernard Czapliński
  • 1981–1992: Marian Przykucki

Notes and references

  1. "Diocese of Pelplin" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Pelplin" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. Górski, Karol (1949). Związek Pruski i poddanie się Prus Polsce: zbiór tekstów źródłowych (in Polish and Latin). Poznań: Instytut Zachodni. pp. 88, 99, 206, 217.
  4. Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 kwietnia 2014 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Pelplin - zespół pocystersko-katedralny", Dz. U. z 2014 r. poz. 614
  5. Das Bistum Danzig in Lebensbildern (in German). Stefan Samerski. 2003. ISBN 9783825862848. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  6. Cf. Barbara Wolf-Dahm (1994). "Polzin, Ludwig Sebald". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 7. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 817–821. ISBN 3-88309-048-4..
  7. "Archbishop Wawrzyniec Gembicki" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
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