Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Poland

The Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Poland (Poland of the Eastern Rite) (Polish Ordynariat dla wiernych obrządku wschodniego) is the Ordinariate for Eastern Catholic faithful (pseudo-diocesan Eastern Catholic jurisdiction alongside a country's Latin hierarchy) for the members of non-Latin rite-specific particular churches sui iuris in Poland.

It is exempt, directly dependent on the Holy See (not part of any ecclesiastical province and the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches. It is headquartered ul. Miodowa 17-19, 00-246 Warszawa, nearby the archiepiscopal palace in the Polish national capital Warsaw (the primatial see however being the Metropolitan of Gnesen, Gniezno).

History

In 1981, it was established as Ordinariate of Poland for Greek and Armenian Catholics (Greek presumably referring to all Byzantine Rite Catholic churches), detached from the Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese of Warszawa, but vested in that see, whose incumbents sice were all created Cardinal.

Renamed on 1991.01.16 as Ordinariate of Poland, extending its jurisdiction to Antiochian Rite and Syro-Oriental Rite Catholics in Poland.

Statistics

As per 2014, its pastorally served 670 Eastern Catholics in 3 parishes and 2 missions with 3 diocesan priests.

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Ordinaries of Poland of the Eastern Rite
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