Polish Episcopal Conference

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Polish Episcopal Conference (Polish: Konferencja Episkopatu Polski) is the central organ of Catholic Church in Poland. It is composed of 4 cardinals, 27 archbishops and 113 bishops.

    • President - abp Józef Michalik (since 18 March 2004, 10 March 2009 again for 5 years)
    • Vicepresident - abp Stanisław Gądecki (since 18 March 2004, 2009 again for 5 years)
    • Secretary - bp Wojciech Polak (since 15 October 2011)
  • Presidium
    • President - abp Józef Michalik
    • Vicepresident - abp Stanisław Gądecki
    • Primate of Poland - abp Józef Kowalczyk
    • Metropolitan Cardinals - card. Stanisław Dziwisz, card. Kazimierz Nycz
    • Secretary - bp Wojciech Polak
    • 6 diocese bishops (chosen for 5 years) - abp Stanisław Budzik, abp Andrzej Dzięga, abp Marek Jędraszewski, abp Józef Kupny, bp Edward Dajczak
    • 2 auxilliarys bishops (chosen for 5 years) - bp Adam Lepa, bp Marek Mendyk
  • Comisions (only bishop 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 card. Stanisław Dziwisz
    • for Christian ministry - head abp Stanisław Gądecki
    • for Missions - head bp Jerzy Mazur
    • Charity - head bp Jan Zając
    • for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life - head bp Kazimierz Gurda
    • Bishops and religious superiors - head abp Wacław Depo
    • 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 bp Andrzej Dziuba
    • for Ecumenism - head bp Krzysztof Nitkiewicz
    • for Inter-Religious Dialogue - head bp Mieczysław Cisło
    • for the Laity - head bp Ignacy Dec
    • for Society probsems - head abp Józef Kupny
    • for the Pastoral Care of Youth - head bp Henryk Tomasik
    • for Culture and Cultural Heritage - head bp Wiesław Mering
    • for Social Communications - head abp Wacław Depo
    • for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants - head bp Edward Janiak
    • Law - head abp Andrzej Dzięga
    • 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 Jerzy Mazur
    • for contacts with German Episcopal Conference - head abp Wiktor Skworc
    • 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 Ortodox Church - head bp Wojciech Polak
    • for Scholarships - head bp Andrzej Dziuba
    • for Dialogue - bp Marian Rojek, bp Mieczysław Cisło, bp Krzysztof Nitkiewicz, bp Marian Kruszyłowicz, bp Teofil Wilski
    • for Alcohol Abstinence - head bp Tadeusz Bronakowski
    • for programmed television transmission of Masses - head bp Adam Lepa
    • for Enthronement of Christ movements - head abp Andrzej Czaja
    • for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers - head bp Stefan Regmunt
    • Bioethics - head abp Henryk Hoser
    • for Sanctuary - head bp Jan Zając
    • for the Pastoral Care of Radio Maryja - head bp Andrzej Suski
    • for Promoting the New Evangelization - head bp Grzegorz Ryś
    • for novelisiaton Polish Episcopal Conference regulations - abp Stanisław Budzik, bp Piotr Libera, bp Artur Miziński
  • Press office
    • Fr. Józef Kloch
  • Concordat commission
    • abp Stanisław Budzik

Presidents

Vicepresidents

Secretaries

See also

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