Bishop of Warmia

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The Bishop of Warmia was a powerful ecclesiastical prince in the historical region of Warmia (in present-day Poland), combining religious authority with significant political and territorial rule.

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Bishops of Warmia 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic episcopal see
ecclesiastical office
prince-bishopric
appliesToJurisdiction Warmia NERFINISHED
associatedWithPerson Nicolaus Copernicus NERFINISHED
cathedral Co-Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Olsztyn NERFINISHED
Frombork Cathedral NERFINISHED
combinedRole spiritual authority
temporal ruler
country Poland
currentMetropolitan Archbishop of Warmia
establishedBy Papal legate William of Modena NERFINISHED
Pope Innocent IV NERFINISHED
establishedIn 1243
follows Latin Rite NERFINISHED
governedAccordingTo canon law
particular statutes of the Warmian chapter
hadCanonInChapter Nicolaus Copernicus NERFINISHED
hadPoliticalStatus Reichsfürst (imperial prince) NERFINISHED
hadSecularAuthorityOver Prince-Bishopric of Warmia NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric’s territories and subjects
hasEcclesiasticalJurisdictionOver Diocese of Warmia NERFINISHED
heldTitle Prince-Bishop of Warmia NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Prussia NERFINISHED
Royal Prussia NERFINISHED
Warmia NERFINISHED
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship NERFINISHED
notableOfficeHolder Andrzej Batory NERFINISHED
Ignacy Krasicki NERFINISHED
Lucas Watzenrode the Younger NERFINISHED
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (as bishop-elect) NERFINISHED
Nicolaus von Tüngen NERFINISHED
Stanislaus Hosius NERFINISHED
partOf Ecclesiastical province of Warmia NERFINISHED
Latin Church NERFINISHED
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
playedRoleIn Christianization of Prussia NERFINISHED
Counter-Reformation in Poland NERFINISHED
residence Lidzbark Warmiński Castle NERFINISHED
seat Frombork NERFINISHED
Lidzbark Warmiński NERFINISHED
subordinateTo Pope NERFINISHED
successorOffice Archbishop of Warmia NERFINISHED
typeOfDiocese suffragan (historically) and later metropolitan see
wasPartOf Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
State of the Teutonic Order NERFINISHED

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Reszel receivedTownCharterFrom Bishop of Warmia
Lidzbark Warmiński wasSeatOf Bishop of Warmia
this entity surface form: Bishops of Warmia