This is a list of Bishops and Prince-Bishops of the Diocese of Warmia (Polish: Diecezja warmińska, Latin: Dioecesis Varmiensis, German: Bistum Ermland), which was elevated to the Archdiocese of Warmia in 1992.

The Bishopric was founded in 1243 as the Bishopric of Ermland, one of four bishoprics of Teutonic Prussia. In 1356 it became an Imperial Prince-Bishopric under Emperor Charles IV, and from 1512 until 1930 it was an exempt diocese. From 1947 to 1972 the episcopal see was left vacant following the expulsion of the German population and the Bishop of Ermland from Prussia. The cathedral capitular canons elected capitular vicars for the time sede vacante, recognised by the Holy See.

In 1972 the Holy See installed a new Polish diocese, which in 1992 was elevated to an archdiocese.

Bishops of Ermland / Warmia

  • 1249–1250 Heinrich von Strateich, elected, never actually took office
  • 1250–1274 Anselm of Meissen, first actual bishop to be active in Ermland, from 1253 suffragan of the Archdiocese of Riga
  • 1278–1300 Heinrich Fleming (Henryk Fleming)
  • 1301–1326 Eberhard von Neiße (Nysa, Poland) (Neiße)
  • 1327–1328 Jordan, Bishop of Warmia
  • 1329–1334 Heinrich Wogenap (Wogenap)
  • 1334–1337 sede vacante
  • 1337–1349 Hermann von Prag (Herman z Pragi) (Prague)
  • 1350–1355 Johannes of Meissen

Prince-Bishops of Ermland / Warmia

Bishops

Archbishops

See also

References

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