Military Ordinariate of Poland
Military Ordinariate of Poland Ordynariat Polowy Wojska Polskiego | |
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 Church of Our Lady Queen of the Polish Crown | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 5 February 1919[1] (105 years ago) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Józef Guzdek |
The Military Ordinariate of Poland (Template:Lang-pl) is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Polish Armed Forces and their families.
History
It was first established as a military vicariate on 5 February 1919, but was suspended in 1947. Following the fall of the communist rule in 1989, a military ordinariate was established and the first military ordinary was appointed on 21 January 1991. The Episcopal seat is located at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army (Katedra Polowa Wojska Polskiego) in Warsaw, Poland.
Office holders
Military Vicariate
- Stanisław Gall (appointed 5 February 1919 – resigned December 1931)
- Józef Gawlina (appointed 15 February 1933 – resigned 1947)
Military Ordinariate
- Sławoj Leszek Głódź (appointed 21 January 1991 – translated to the Diocese of Warszawa-Praga 26 August 2004, with the personal title of Archbishop)
- Tadeusz Płoski (appointed 16 October 2004 – killed in a plane crash 10 April 2010)
- Józef Guzdek (appointed 6 December 2010 – present); had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Krakow before his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI to replace his deceased predecessor
See also
References
- Military Ordinariate of Poland (Catholic-Hierarchy)
- Ordynariat Polowy Wojska Polskiego (Poland) (GCatholic.org)
External links
| Province of Białystok | |
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| Province of Częstochowa | |
| Province of Gdańsk | |
| Province of Gniezno | |
| Province of Katowice | |
| Province of Kraków | |
| Province of Łódź | |
| Province of Lublin | |
| Province of Poznań | |
| Province of Przemyśl | |
| Province of Szczecin-Kamień | |
| Province of Warmia | |
| Province of Warszawa | |
| Province of Wrocław | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions |
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| Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church | |
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