Archbishop of Kraków
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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 19
Saint Stanislaus
Cardinal Oleśnicki
Piotr Gembicki
Cardinal Sapieha
Pope John Paul II
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Pope John Paul II was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century,
Archbishop of Kraków
…Adam Stefan Sapieha who officially abandoned the title. Saint Stanislaus Cardinal Oleśnicki Piotr Gembicki Cardinal Sapieha Cardinal Wojtyła (later Pope John Paul II) List of bishops and archbishops of Kraków # Years Name Notes 1 1000–1014(?) Poppon 2 1014(?)–1023/30(?) Lambert I 3 1023/30(?)–ca.1032 Gompo 4…
John Paul II in 1988
The wedding portrait of John Paul II's parents, Emilia and Karol Wojtyła Sr.
Wojtyła on the day of his first communion
Wojtyła (second from right) in a Baudienst forced labour work crew during the occupation of Poland (1939–1945), c. 1941