Archbishop of Kraków


The Archbishop of Kraków is the head of the archdiocese of Kraków. A bishop of Kraków first came into existence when the diocese was created in 1000; it was promoted to an archdiocese on 28 October 1925. Due to Kraków's role as Poland's political, cultural and spiritual center, the bishops and archbishops of Kraków were often very influential in the city, country and abroad. From 1443 to 1791, bishops of Kraków were simultaneously Dukes of Siewierz, although it was only Adam Stefan Sapieha who officially abandoned the title.
#YearsNameNotes
11000–1014Poppon
21014–1023/30Lambert I
3Gompo
4ca.1032–ca.1046Rachelin
5ca.1046–1059Aron
61061-1071Lambert Suła
71072-1079Stanisław SzczepanowskiMartyr, canonized as Saint Stanislaus, co-patron saint of the diocese
8ca.1082-ca.1100Lambert III
91101-ca.1103Cazlaus
10ca.1103-ca.1109Baldwin
111110-1118Maur
121118-ca.1141Radost
13ca.1141-1143Robert
14ca.1143-ca.1165Mateusz
15ca.1166-ca.1185Gedko
16ca.1185-1207Fulko
181208-1218Wincenty KadłubekHistorian, author of the Polish Chronicle
191218-1229Iwo OdrowążDucal chancellor, established numerous monasteries in Southern Poland
201229-1242Wisław Zabawa
211242-1266Jan Prandota
221266-1292Paweł of Przemankowo
231292-1294Prokop
241294-1320Jan Muskata
251320-1326Nankier KołdaOrdered the construction of the Gothic Wawel Cathedral
261326-1347Jan Grot
271347-1348Piotr of Falków
281348-1366Bodzenta of Września
291367-1380Florian of Mokrsko
301380-1382Zawisza of Kurozwęki
311382-1392Jan Radlica
321392-1412Piotr WyszCanonist
331412-1423Wojciech Jastrzębiec
341423-1455Zbigniew OleśnickiStatesman, opposed the Hussites, acquired the Duchy of Siewierz for the bishopric, was made a cardinal by both Eugene IV and Felix V.
351455-1460Tomasz Strzępiński
361461-1463Jakub of Sienno
371463-1464Jan Gruszczyński
381464-1471Jan Lutek
391471-1488Jan Rzeszowski
401488-1503Fryderyk Jagiellończyk
411503-1524Jan Konarski
421524-1535Piotr Tomicki
431536-1537Jan Latalski
441537-1538Jan Chojeński
451538-1545Piotr Gamrat
461546-1550Samuel Maciejowski
471551-1560Andrzej Zebrzydowski
481560-1572Filip Padniewski
491572-1577Franciszek Krasiński
501577-1591Piotr Myszkowski
511581-1600Jerzy Radziwiłł
521600-1605Bernard Maciejowski
531607-1616Piotr Tylicki
541616-1630Marcin Szyszkowski
551630-1631Andrzej Lipski
561632-1633Jan Olbracht Waza
571635-1642Jakub Zadzik
581642-1657Piotr Gembicki
591658-1679Andrzej Trzebicki
601681-1699Jan Małachowski
611700Stanisław Dąbski
621701-1702Jerzy Denhoff
631710-1719Kazimierz Łubieński
641720-1732Felicjan Szeniawski
651732-1746Jan Aleksander Lipski
661746-1758Andrzej Stanisław Kostka ZałuskiFounded the Załuski Library in Warsaw
671759-1788Kajetan Sołtyk
681790-1800Feliks Turski
691805-1813Andrzej Gawroński
701815-1829Jan Paweł Woronicz
711830-1851Karol Skórkowski
721879-1894Albin DunajewskiCardinal in 1890
731895-1911Jan Maurycy Paweł Puzyna de KosielskoCardinal in 1901; submitted veto against Cardinal Rampolla in 1903 conclave.
741911-1951Adam Stefan SapiehaCardinal in 1946; ordained Karol Wojtyla, future Pope John Paul II.
751951-1962Eugeniusz BaziakArchbishop of Lwów, Apostolic Administrator of Kraków
761964-1978Karol WojtyłaCardinal in 1967; later elected Pope John Paul II; later canonized, co-patron saint of the diocese
771978-2005Franciszek MacharskiCardinal in 1979
782005-2016Stanisław DziwiszCardinal in 2006
792017-Marek Jędraszewski
Karol Mazurkiewicz

Auxiliary bishops

Since 1303, the archdiocese of Kraków has frequently had one or more auxiliary bishops as well as the metropolitan bishop.
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11303–1306Marcin
21347–1348Jan
31360–c. 1371Tomasz z Sienna
41395–1412Zbigniew z Łapanowa
51423–1444Jarosław z Lublina
61446–1461Jerzy
71464–1498Paweł z Krakowa
81499–1503Marian Lulias
91503–1526Jan Amicinus
101527–1544Dominik Małachowski
111544–1546Erazm Ciołek
121547–1559Andrzej Spot
131560–1565Stanisław Słomowski
141566–1577Marcin Białobrzeski
151578–1586Jakub Milewski
161587–1614Paweł Dembski
181614–1645Tomasz Oborski
191645–1657Wojciech Lipnicki
201658–1689Mikołaj Oborski
211690–1700Stanisław Szembek
221700–1705Kazimierz Łubieński
231706–1726Michał Szembek
241726–1751Michał Kunicki
251753–1786Franciszek Podkański
261786–1806Józef Olechowski
271787–1798Wojciech Radoszewski
281767–1807Jan Kanty Lenczowski
291811–1814Augustyn Karol Lipiński
301816–1830Tomasz Nowina-Nowiński
311824–1841Franciszek Zglenicki
321845–1868Ludwik Łętowski
331862–1879Antoni Junosza Gałecki
341900–1924Anatol Nowak
351927–1958Stanisław Rospond
361951Eugeniusz BaziakAppointed Apostolic administrator of Kraków in July 1951
371958–1964Karol WojtyłaArchbishop of Kraków from 1964-1978, later elected Pope John Paul II
381960–1992Julian Groblicki
391962–1988Jan Pietraszko
401970–1993Albin Małysiak
411970–1992Stanisław Smoleński
421985–1992Kazimierz Górny
431988–2004Kazimierz NyczCreated cardinal priest of San Martino ai Monti in 2010
441988–presentJan Szkodoń
452004–2010Józef Guzdek
462004–2014Jan Zając
472011–2017Grzegorz Ryś
482011–presentDamian Muskus