Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Polonia
Poloniae
Eastern ordinariate immediately subject to the Holy See · Multiple · Polonia, Poland
Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Poland, established 18 September 1981 by Pope John Paul II for Eastern-rite faithful without their own ordinary; today it serves primarily Armenian Catholics in three parishes (Warsaw, Gliwice and Gdansk). The Archbishop of Warsaw serves as its ordinary ex officio, currently Archbishop Adrian Galbas.
The see
- Rank
- Eastern ordinariate immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Multiple
- Erected
- 16 January 1991
- Latin
- Poloniae
- Annuario code
- 001000328
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 670
- Population
- 2,013
- Catholic share
- 33.3%
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Adrian Galbas
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
History
Eastern Catholic faithful in Poland who belong to particular churches sui iuris without their own jurisdiction are served by the Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Poland (Polish: Ordynariat dla wiernych obrządku wschodniego), an Eastern Catholic jurisdiction placed within the country's Latin Church hierarchy. At present it serves only Armenian Catholics, gathered in 3 parishes.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].