The archbishop of Kraków () is the head of the archdiocese of Kraków. A bishop of Kraków first came into existence when the diocese was created in 1000; it was promoted to an archdiocese on 28 October 1925. Due to Kraków's role as Poland's political, cultural and spiritual center, the bishops and archbishops of Kraków were often very influential in the city, country and abroad. From 1443 to 1791, bishops of Kraków were simultaneously Dukes of Siewierz, although it was only Adam Stefan Sapieha who officially abandoned the title.
+ List of bishops and archbishops of KrakówHistoria Diecezji: Biskupi krakowscy (Kraków bishops). Kuria Archidiecezji Krakowskiej, 2009. Page 2 of 3. Retrieved December 23, 2012. #YearsNameNotes 1 1000–1014(?) Poppon 2 1014(?)–1023/30(?) Lambert I 3 Gompo 4 ca.1032–ca.1046 Rachelin 5 ca.1046–1059 Aron 6 1061–1071 Lambert Suła 7 1072–1079 Stanisław SzczepanowskiMartyr, canonized as Saint Stanislaus, co-patron saint of the diocese 8 ca.1082–ca.1100 Lambert III 9 1101–ca.1103 Czesław 10 ca.1103–ca.1109 Baldwin 11 1110–1118 Maur 12 1118–ca.1142 Radost 13 ca.1142–1143 Robert 14 ca.1143–ca.1165 Mateusz 15 ca.1166–ca.1185 Gedko 16 ca.1185–1207 Fulko 18 1208–1218 Wincenty KadłubekHistorian, author of the Polish Chronicle 19 1218–1229 Iwo OdrowążDucal chancellor, established numerous monasteries in Southern Poland 20 1229–1242 Wisław Zabawa 21 1242–1266 Jan Prandota 22 1266–1292 Paweł of Przemankowo 23 1292–1294 Prokop 24 1294–1320 Jan Muskata 25 1320–1326 Nankier KołdaOrdered the construction of the Gothic Wawel Cathedral 26 1326–1347 Jan Grot 27 1347–1348 Piotr of Falków 28 1348–1366 Bodzenta of Września 29 1367–1380 Florian of Mokrsko 30 1380–1382 Zawisza of Kurozwęki 31 1382–1392 Jan Radlica 32 1392–1412 Piotr WyszCanonist 33 1412–1423 Wojciech Jastrzębiec 34 1423–1455 Zbigniew OleśnickiStatesman, opposed the Hussites, acquired the Duchy of Siewierz for the bishopric, was made a cardinal by both Eugene IV and Felix V. 35 1455–1460 Tomasz Strzępiński 36 1461–1463 Jakub of Sienno 37 1463–1464 Jan Gruszczyński 38 1464–1471 Jan Lutek 39 1471–1488 Jan Rzeszowski 40 1488–1503 Fryderyk Jagiellończyk 41 1503–1524 Jan Konarski 42 1524–1535 Piotr Tomicki 43 1536–1537 Jan Latalski 44 1537–1538 Jan Chojeński 45 1538–1545 Piotr Gamrat 46 1546–1550 Samuel Maciejowski 47 1551–1560 Andrzej Zebrzydowski 48 1560–1572 Filip Padniewski 49 1572–1577 Franciszek Krasiński 50 1577–1591 Piotr Myszkowski 51 1591–1600 Jerzy Radziwiłł 52 1600–1605 Bernard Maciejowski 53 1607–1616 Piotr Tylicki 54 1616–1630 Marcin Szyszkowski 55 1630–1631 Andrzej Lipski 56 1632–1633 Jan Olbracht Waza 57 1635–1642 Jakub Zadzik 58 1642–1657 Piotr Gembicki 59 1658–1679 Andrzej Trzebicki 60 1681–1699 Jan Małachowski 61 1700 Stanisław Dąmbski 62 1701–1702 Jerzy Denhoff 63 1710–1719 Kazimierz Łubieński 64 1720–1732 Felicjan Szeniawski 65 1732–1746 Jan Aleksander Lipski 66 1746–1758 Andrzej Stanisław Kostka ZałuskiFounded the Załuski Library in Warsaw 67 1759–1788 Kajetan Sołtyk 68 1790–1800 Feliks Turski 69 1805–1813 Andrzej Gawroński 70 1815–1829 Jan Paweł Woronicz 71 1830–1851 Karol Skórkowski 72 1879–1894 Albin DunajewskiCardinal in 1890 73 1895–1911 Jan Maurycy Paweł Puzyna de KosielskoCardinal in 1901; submitted veto against Cardinal Rampolla in 1903 conclave. 4 Successions above Karol Wojtyla, later Pope John Paul II 74 1911–1951 Adam Stefan SapiehaFirst Archbishop of Kraków in 1925; Cardinal in 1946; ordained Karol Wojtyla, future Pope John Paul II. 75 1951–1962 Eugeniusz Baziak Archbishop of Lwów, Apostolic Administrator of Kraków, consecrated Karol Wojtyla, future John Paul II 76 1964–1978 Karol Wojtyła Cardinal in 1967; later elected Pope John Paul II; later canonized, co-patron saint of the diocese 77 1978–2005 Franciszek MacharskiCardinal in 1979 78 2005–2016 Stanisław DziwiszCardinal in 2006 79 2017–2025 Marek Jędraszewski802025–Grzegorz Wojciech RyśCardinal in 2023
Auxiliary bishops Since 1303, the archdiocese of Kraków has frequently had one or more auxiliary bishops as well as the metropolitan bishop.
+#YearsNameNotes11303–1306Marcin21347–1348Jan31360–c. 1371Tomasz z Sienna41395–1412Zbigniew of ŁapanówEven though he left his duties in 1402 to serve as a parish priest in Gdów he was still documented as an auxiliary bishop of Kraków until 141251423–1444Jarosław z Lublina61446–1461Jerzy71464–1498Paweł z Krakowa81499–1503Marian Lulias91503–1526Jan Amicinus101527–1544Dominik Małachowski111544–1546Erazm Ciołek121547–1559Andrzej Spot131560–1565Stanisław Słomowski141566–1577Marcin Białobrzeski151578–1586Jakub Milewski161587–1614Paweł Dembski181614–1645Tomasz Oborski191645–1657Wojciech Lipnicki201658–1689Mikołaj Oborski211690–1700Stanisław Szembek221700–1705Kazimierz Łubieński231706–1726Michał Szembek241726–1751Michał Kunicki251753–1786Franciszek Podkański261786–1806Józef Olechowski271787–1798Wojciech Radoszewski281767–1807Jan Kanty Lenczowski291811–1814Augustyn Karol Lipiński301816–1830Tomasz Nowina-Nowiński311824–1841Franciszek Zglenicki321845–1868Ludwik Łętowski331862–1879Antoni Junosza Gałecki341900–1924Anatol Nowak351927–1958Stanisław Rospond361951Eugeniusz BaziakAppointed Apostolic administrator of Kraków in July 1951371958–1964Karol WojtyłaArchbishop of Kraków from 1964-1978, later elected Pope John Paul II381960–1992Julian Groblicki391962–1988Jan Pietraszko401970–1993Albin Małysiak411970–1992Stanisław Smoleński421985–1992Kazimierz Górny431988–2004Kazimierz NyczCreated cardinal priest of San Martino ai Monti in 2010441988–2022Jan Szkodoń452004–2010Józef Guzdek462004–2014Jan Zając472011–2017Grzegorz Ryś482011–presentDamian Muskus492018–presentJanusz Mastalski502020–presentRobert Chrząszcz
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