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Polish Episcopal Conference

Polish Episcopal Conference or Polish Bishop's Conference (Polish: Konferencja Episkopatu Polski) is the central organ of Catholic Church in Poland. It is composed of 3 cardinals, 30 archbishops and 120 bishops.

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  • President - abp Stanisław Gądecki (since 12 March 2014)
  • Vicepresident - abp Marek Jędraszewski (since 13 March 2014)
  • Secretary general - bp Artur Miziński (since 10 June 2014)
  • Presidium
  • President - abp Stanisław Gądecki
  • Vicepresident - abp Marek Jędraszewski
  • Primate of Poland - abp Wojciech Polak
  • Metropolitan Cardinals - card. Kazimierz Nycz
  • Secretary general - bp Artur Miziński
  • 6 diocese bishops (chosen for 5 years) - abp Stanisław Budzik, abp Andrzej Dzięga, abp Henryk Hoser, abp Józef Kupny, bp Andrzej Czaja, bp Edward Dajczak
  • 2 auxiliary bishops (chosen for 5 years) - bp Marek Mendyk, bp Wiesław Śmigiel
  • Commissions (only bishops can be members)
  • for the Doctrine of the Faith - head bp Andrzej Czaja
  • for Catholic Education - head bp Marek Mendyk
  • for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments - head bp Adam Bałabuch
  • for the Clergy - head abp Wojciech Polak
  • for Christian ministry - head abp Wiktor Skworc
  • for Missions - head bp Jerzy Mazur
  • Charity - head bp Wiesław Szlachetka
  • for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life - head bp Jacek Kiciński
  • Marian - head abp Wacław Depo
  • Bishops and religious superiors - head bp Artur Miziński
  • for Polish diaspora - head bp Wiesław Lechowicz
  • Revisions - head abp Wiktor Skworc
  • Councils (priests, religious and lay members allowed)
  • for Family - head bp Jan Wątroba
  • Science - head abp Marek Jędraszewski
  • for Ecumenism - head bp Krzysztof Nitkiewicz
  • for Inter-Religious Dialogue - head bp Rafał Markowski
  • for the Laity - head bp Ryszard Kasyna
  • for Society problems - head abp Józef Kupny
  • for the Pastoral Care of Youth - head bp Marek Solarczyk
  • for Culture and Cultural Heritage - head bp Michał Janocha
  • for Social Communications - head abp Wacław Depo
  • for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants - head bp Krzysztof Zadarko
  • Law - head bp Ryszard Kasyna
  • Economical - head card. Kazimierz Nycz
  • Teams (priests, religious and lay members allowed)
  • for contacts with French Episcopal Conference - head bp Zbigniew Kiernikowski
  • for contacts with Lithuanian Episcopal Conference - head bp Romuald Kamiński
  • for contacts with German Episcopal Conference - head bp Jan Kopiec
  • for contacts with Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church - head bp Marian Rojek
  • for contacts with Polish Ecumenical Council - head bp Krzysztof Nitkiewicz
  • for help Catholic Church in East - head bp Antoni Dydycz
  • for contacts with Russian Orthodox Church - head abp Wojciech Polak
  • for Scholarships - head bp Andrzej Dziuba
  • for Dialogue - bp Marian Rojek, bp Roman Pindel, bp Krzysztof Nitkiewicz, bp Marian Kruszyłowicz, bp Henryk Wejman
  • for Alcohol Abstinence - head bp Tadeusz Bronakowski
  • for programmed television transmission of Masses - head abp Józef Górzyński
  • for Enthronement of Christ movements - head bp Andrzej Czaja
  • for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers - head bp Stefan Regmunt
  • Bioethics - head abp Henryk Hoser
  • for Sanctuary - head bp Henryk Ciereszko
  • for the Pastoral Care of Radio Maryja - head bp Andrzej Suski
  • for Promoting the New Evangelization - head bp Grzegorz Ryś
  • for novelization Polish Episcopal Conference regulations - abp Stanisław Budzik, bp Piotr Libera, bp Artur Miziński
  • Press office
  • Fr. Paweł Rytel-Andrianik
  • Concordat commission
  • abp Stanisław Budzik
  • Presidents

  • 1919-1926 - card. Edmund Dalbor
  • 1926-1948 - card. August Hlond
  • 1948-1981 - card. Stefan Wyszyński
  • 1981-2004, since 1994 chosen - card. Józef Glemp former primate of Poland
  • 2004–2014 - abp Józef Michalik
  • since 2014 - abp Stanisław Gądecki
  • Vicepresidents

  • 1969-1978 - St. card. Karol Wojtyła
  • 1979-1994 - card. Franciszek Macharski
  • 1994-1999 - abp Henryk Muszyński
  • 1999-2004 - abp Józef Michalik
  • 2004–2014 - abp Stanisław Gądecki
  • since 2014 - abp Marek Jędraszewski
  • Secretaries general

  • 1918-1919 - bl. bp Antoni Julian Nowowiejski
  • 1919-1925 - bp Henryk Przeździecki
  • 1925-1926 - bp Romuald Jałbrzykowski
  • 1926-1946 - bp Stanisław Kostka Łukomski
  • 1946-1968 - bp Zygmunt Choromański
  • 1969-1993 - bp Bronisław Wacław Dąbrowski
  • 1993-1998 - bp Tadeusz Pieronek
  • 1998-2007 - bp Piotr Libera
  • 2007-2011 - bp Stanisław Budzik
  • 2011–2014 - bp Wojciech Polak
  • since 2014 - bp Artur Miziński
  • References

    Polish Episcopal Conference Wikipedia