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

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Reszel receivedTownCharterFrom Bishop of Warmia
Lidzbark Warmiński wasSeatOf Bishops of Warmia
linked to: Bishop of Warmia
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Warmia seatOf Metropolitan Archbishop of Warmia
linked to: Bishop of Warmia
Chapter of Warmia associatedWith Bishops of Warmia
linked to: Bishop of Warmia
Chapter of Warmia subordinateTo Bishop of Warmia
Bishop’s Palace (Frombork) associatedWith Bishops of Warmia
subject linked to: Bishop’s Palace
linked to: Bishop of Warmia
Heilsberg diocesanSeatOf Bishops of Warmia
linked to: Bishop of Warmia
Prince-Bishopric of Warmia rulerTitle Prince-Bishop of Warmia
linked to: Bishop of Warmia
Prince-Bishopric of Warmia temporalAuthorityHeldBy Prince-Bishop of Warmia
linked to: Bishop of Warmia
Prince-Bishopric of Warmia spiritualAuthorityHeldBy Prince-Bishop of Warmia
linked to: Bishop of Warmia
Reszel Castle controlledBy Warmian bishops
linked to: Bishop of Warmia
Bishop of Warmia heldTitle Prince-Bishop of Warmia
linked to: Bishop of Warmia
John Albert Vasa positionHeld Bishop of Warmia
subject linked to: John Albert
John Albert Vasa positionHeld Prince-Bishop of Warmia
subject linked to: John Albert
linked to: Bishop of Warmia