Bishopric of Culm (Chełmno)

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Situation of the Bishopric (abbrev. Km.) within the Prussian Deutschordensland of 1410
Situation of the Bishopric (abbrev. Km.) within the Prussian Deutschordensland of 1410

The Bishopric of Culm (German: Bistum Kulm; Polish: Diecezja chełmińska) was a Roman Catholic bishopric in Culmerland (Chełmno Land) in medieval Prussia.

It was founded in 1243 by the papal legate William of Modena in the Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights, along with the three other bishoprics, Ermland (Warmia), Samland (Sambia) and Pomesania. The bishopric of Culm or Kulm's seat was Kulmsee (Chełmża).

[edit] List of bishops

  • 1245–1263: Heidenreich (Ordo fratrum Praedicatorum, Dominican Order)
  • 1264–1274: Friedrich von Hausen (Ordo Teutonicus, Teutonic Order)
  • 1275–1291: Werner von Kulm OT
  • 1291/92–1301: Heinrich Schenk OT
  • 1303–1311: Hermann von Kulm OT
  • 1311–1316/19: Eberhard von Kulm OT
  • 1319–1323: Nikolaus Afri OP
  • 1323–1349: Otto von Kulm OT
  • 1349–1359: Jakob von Kulm 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: Johann II. Herzog von Oppeln
  • 1402–1416: Arnold Stapel OT
  • 1416–1457: Johann Marienau
  • 1457–1479: Vincent Goslawski Kielbasa
  • 1480–1495: Stephan von Niborka
  • 1496–1507: Nikolaus Krapitz
  • 1508–1530: Johann Konopacki
  • 1530–1538: Johannes Dantiscus
  • 1538–1549: Tiedemann Giese
  • 1549–1551: Stanislaus Hosius
  • 1551–1562: Johann Lubodziecki
  • 1562–1571: Stanisław Żelisławski SOC
  • 1574–1595: Peter Kostka
  • 1595–1600: Peter Tylicki
  • 1600–1610: Wawrzyniec Gembicki
  • 1611–1613: Maciej Konopacki
  • 1614–1624: Johann Kucborski
  • 1624–1635: Jakob Zadzik
  • 1635–1639: Johann Lipski
  • 1639–1646: Kasper Działyński
  • 1646–1652: Andrzej hrabia Leszczyński
  • 1653–1655: Johann Gembicki
  • 1658–1661: Adam Koss
  • 1662–1674: Andrzej Olszewski
  • 1676–1681: Johann Małachowski
  • 1681–1693: Kasimir Johann z Bnina Opaliński
  • 1693–1694: Kasimir Szczuka
  • 1699–1712: Theodor Andrzej Potocki
  • 1719–1721: Johann Kasimir Alten-Bokum
  • 1723–1730: Felix Ignaz Kretkowski
  • 1731–1733: Tomasz Franciszek Czapski SOC
  • 1736–1739: Adam Stanislaus Grabowski
  • 1739–1746: Adam Stanisław Kostka Załuski
  • 1747–1758: Wojciech Stanisław Leski SOC
  • 1759–1785: Andrzej Ignacy z Broniewic Baier
  • 1785–1795: Karl von Hohenzollern-Hechingen
  • 1795–1814: Franciszek Ksawery z Wrbna Rydzyński
  • 1824–1832: Ignaz Vinzenz Stanislaus Matthy
  • 1834–1856: Anastazy Sedlag
  • 1857–1886: Johann Nepomuk Marwicz
  • 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
  • 1992- Bishop of Pelplin: Jan Bernard Szlaga

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