Ever since Poland officially adopted Latin Christianity in 966, the Roman Catholic Church has played a very important religious, cultural, social and political role. Events April 14 or April 30 - Mieszko I, first duke of Poland, baptised a Christian Births Fujiwara no Michinaga, Japanese regent Boleslaus I of Poland, approximate it may be 967 Deaths Dubh I of Scotland Categories: 966 ... The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian body, with over 1. ...

Hierarchy

Latin names of dioceses in italics. Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

• Białystok, Bialostocensis (1)
  • Drohiczyn, Drohiczinensis (2)
  • Łomża, Lomzensis (3)
• Cracow, Cracoviensis (4)
  • Bielsko-Biała – Żywiec, Bielscensis-Zyviecensis (5)
  • Kielce, Kielcensis (6)
  • Tarnów, Tarnoviensis (7)
• Częstochowa, Czestochoviensis (8)
  • Radom, Radomensis (9)
  • Sosnowiec, Sosnoviensis (10)
• Gdańsk, Gedanensis (11)
  • Pelplin, Pelplinensis (12)
  • Toruń, Thoruniensis (13)
• Gniezno, Gnesnensis (14)
  • Bydgoszcz, Bydgostiensis (15)
  • Włocławek, Vladislaviensis (16)
• Katowice, Katovicensis (17)
  • Gliwice, Glivicensis (18)
  • Opole, Opoliensis (19)
• Łódź, Lodziensis (20)
  • Łowicz, Lovicensis (21)
• Lublin, Lublinensis (22)
  • Sandomierz, Sandomiriensis (23)
  • Siedlce, Siedlecensis (24)
• Poznań, Posnaniensis (25)
  • Kalisz, Calissiensis (26)
• Przemyśl, Premisliensis (27)
  • Rzeszów, Rzeszoviensis (28)
  • Zamość – Lubaczów, Zamosciensis-Lubaczoviensis (29)
• Szczecin – Kamień Pomorski, Sedinensis-Caminensis (30)
  • Koszalin – Kołobrzeg, Coslinensis-Colubreganus (31)
  • Zielona Góra – Gorzów Wielkopolski, Viridimontanensis-Gorzoviensis (32)
• Varmia (Olsztyn), Varmiensis (33)
  • Elbląg, Elbingensis (34)
  • Ełk, Liccanensis (35)
• Warsaw, Varsaviensis (36)
  • Płock, Plocensis (37)
  • Warsaw – Praga, Varsaviensis-Pragensis (38)
• Wrocław, Vratislaviensis (39)
  • Legnica, Legnicensis (40)
  • Świdnica, Suidniciensis (41)

This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... BiaÅ‚ystok (pronounce:   listen?, Belarusian: Беласток, Lithuanian: BalstogÄ—) is the largest city (pop. ... Drohiczyn is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Łomża is a town in north-eastern Poland, located approx. ... Motto: none Voivodship Lesser Poland Municipal government Rada miasta Kraków Mayor Jacek Majchrowski Area 326,8 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 757,500 (2004 est. ... Motto: none Voivodship Silesian Municipal government Rada Miejska w Bielsku-BiaÅ‚ej Mayor Jacek Krywult Area 125 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 190 780 - 1526/km² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 49°50 N 19°04 E Area code +48 33 Car plates SB Twin towns Acco, Baia Mare, Besan... Żywiec is a town in southern Poland with 32,300 inhabitants (2001). ... Kielce (pronounce: [ˈkjεlʦε]) is a city in central Poland with 210,311 inhabitants (2004). ... Motto: none Voivodship Lesser Poland Municipal government Rada Miejska Tarnów Mayor MieczysÅ‚aw BieÅ„ Area 72,4 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 121 300 - 1675/km² Founded City rights - 1330 Latitude Longitude 50°02 N 21°00 E Area code +48 14 Car plates KT Twin towns - Municipal Website... Motto: CzÄ™stochowa is a good city Voivodship Silesian Municipal government Rada miasta CzÄ™stochowy Mayor Tadeusz Wrona Area 160 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 248,894 (2004) none 1 597/km² Founded City rights 11th century after 1370 Latitude Longitude 19°07E 50°48N Area code +48... Motto: none Voivodship Masovian Municipal government Rada miejska Radomia Mayor ZdzisÅ‚aw Marcinkowski Area 111,7 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 228 700 - 2047/km² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 51°24 N 21°10 E Area code +48 48 Car plates WR Twin towns - Municipal Website Radom (pronounce: [rad... Motto: none Voivodship Silesian Municipal government Rada Miejska Sosnowiec Mayor Kazimierz Górski Area 91,2 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 231 540 2. ... Motto: Nec temere, nec timide (Neither rashly nor timidly) Voivodship Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta GdaÅ„ska Mayor PaweÅ‚ Adamowicz Area 262 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 460 524 (2004) Ranked 6th 1 100 000 1761/km² Founded City rights 997 1263 Latitude Longitude 54°40N 18°60E... ToruÅ„ (pronounce: [], Kashubian: TorÅ„, German: Thorn, see also other names) is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river. ... Motto: none Voivodship Greater Poland Municipal government Mayor Jaromir Dziel Area 40,9 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 71 040 none 1737/km² Founded City rights 8th century 1239 Latitude Longitude 52°32 N 17°36 E Area code +48 61 Car plates PGN Twin towns Anagni, Esztergom, Falkenberg, Saint... Bydgoszcz (in Polish pronounce: [:bidgɔʃʧ], German: Bromberg, Latin: Bydgostia) is a city in northern Poland, on Brda and Vistula rivers, with a population of 369,151 (2004). ... WÅ‚ocÅ‚awek (pronounce: [vÈ—oʦwavek]) is a town in central Poland on the Vistula river, with population of approximately 123 000. ... Katowice (pronounce: [katÉ”vʲitsÉ›], original former Polish name KÄ…towicze, Czech Katovice, German Kattowitz) is an important city of the historical region of Upper Silesia in southern Poland on the Klodnica and Rawa rivers. ... Motto: none Voivodship Silesian Municipal government Rada Miejska Gliwic Mayor Zygmunt Frankiewicz Area 134,2 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 204 800 - 1528/km² Founded City rights 1276 - Latitude Longitude 50°17 N 18°40 E Area code +48 32 Car plates SG Twin towns Bottrop, Dessau , Doncaster, Kezmarok, Nacka... Motto: none Voivodship Opole Municipal government Rada Miasta Opola Mayor Ryszard ZembaczyÅ„ski Area 96,2 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 128 800 250 000 1338/km² Founded City rights - 1217 Latitude Longitude 50°40 N 17°56 E Area code +48 77 Car plates OP Twin towns - Municipal Website... Łódź (pronunciation: ), the second-largest city (population 776,297 in 2004) of Poland, lies in the centre of the country. ... Łowicz is a town in central Poland with about 32,000 inhabitants. ... Lublin (pronounce: [lublin]) is the biggest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodship with a population of 355,954 (2004). ... Sandomierz is a city in south-eastern Poland with 27,000 inhabitants (1995). ... Coat of arms of Siedlce Siedlce (pronounce: [É•È‹edlʦε]) is a town in eastern Poland with 76,943 inhabitants (2004). ... The Poznan is also a breed of horse. ... Motto: MÅ‚ode Duchem Najstarsze Miasto w Polsce Voivodship Greater Poland Municipal government Rada Miejska Kalisz Mayor Janusz PÄ™cherz Area 69 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 109 000 - -/km² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 51°45 N 18°04 E Area code +48 62 Car plates PK Twin towns... For alternative meanings of Przemysl see: Przemysl (disambiguation page). ... Rzeszów (pronounce: [ʒεʃuv]) is a city in south-eastern Poland with a population of 159,649 (2003), granted a town charter in 1354, the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously of Rzeszow Voivodship (1945-1998). ... Zamość is a town in southeastern Poland with 66,633 inhabitants (2004), situated in the Lublin Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Zamość Voivodship (1975–1998). ... Current Lubaczow Coat of Arms Old Lubaczow Coat of Arms Lubaczów is a town in southeastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine, with 13,000 inhabitants (1998). ... Motto: none Voivodship West Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta Szczecina Mayor Marian Jurczyk Area 301,3 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 413 600 1372/km² Founded City rights 8th century 1243 Latitude Longitude 14°34E 53°26N Area code +48 91 Car plates ZS Twin towns Berlin-Kreuzberg... KamieÅ„ Pomorski (Kaszubian/Pomeranian: Kamién, German: Kammin or Cammin) is a town in the far northwest of Poland in the West-Pomeranian Voivodship. ... Motto: none Voivodship West Pomerania Municipal government Rada Miasta Koszalin Mayor MirosÅ‚aw MikietyÅ„ski Area 83,2 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 108. ... KoÅ‚obrzeg (pronounce:   [kÉ”wÉ”bʒεg]?, Kashubian/Pomeranian: Kòłobrzeg, German: Kolberg) is a city in Middle Pomerania in north-western Poland with some 50,000 inhabitants (2000). ... Town hall Motto: none Voivodship Lubusz Municipal government Rada Miasta Zielona Góra Mayor Bożena Ronowicz Area 58,3 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 118 730 - 2047/km² Founded City rights 13th century 1323 Latitude Longitude 51°56 N 15°30 E Area code +48 68 Car plates FZ... Motto: none Voivodship Lubusz Municipal government Rada Miasta Gorzowa Wielkopolskiego Mayor Tadeusz JÄ™drzejczak Area 86 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 125 780 - 1463/km² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 52°44 N 15°14 E Area code +48 95 Car plates FG Twin towns - Municipal Website Gorzów Wielkopolski... Bishopric of Warmia was one of the bishoprics found by Teutonic Order on the area of newly conquered Prussia. ... Motto: none Voivodship Warmia i Mazury Municipal government Rada Miasta Olsztyn Mayor CzesÅ‚aw Jerzy MaÅ‚kowski Area 87,9 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 173 350 - 1972/km² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 53°47 N 20°30 E Area code +48 89 Car plates NO Twin towns - Municipal... Motto: none Voivodship Warmia-Masuria Municipal government Rada Miejska w ElblÄ…gu Mayor Henryk SÅ‚onina Area 83,32 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 130. ... EÅ‚k (former Polish name: Łęg, German Lyck) is a town in north-eastern Poland with 60000 inhabitants (2000). ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto StoÅ‚eczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... Motto: none Voivodship Masovian Municipal government Rada Miasta PÅ‚ock Mayor MirosÅ‚aw Milewski Area 88 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 128 210 - 1456/km² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 52°33 N 19°42 E Area code +48 24 Car plates WP (city) WPL (rest) Twin towns Darmstadt in... Praga comprises a suburb of Polish capital, Warsaw - or, more accurately, names all that part of Warsaw on the right bank of the river Vistula. ... WrocÅ‚aw, ( [:vrɔʦwaf]), German Breslau, Czech Vratislav, Latin Wratislavia; many Polish documents in English use the spelling Wroclaw) is the capital of Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River (Odra). ... Legnica (pronounce: [lεgniʦa], formerly Lignica, German Liegnitz) is a town in south-western Poland, with 108,000 inhabitants (1995). ... Åšwidnica (German Schweidnitz) is a town in southwestern Poland. ...

Related articles

• Religious denominations in Poland
• Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church