Bishopric of Pomesania

The Bishopric of Pomesania was a Catholic diocese in the Prussian regions of Pomesania and Pogesania, in modern northern Poland until the 16th century, then shortly a Lutheran diocese, and became a Latin titular see.
The former Cathedral and Castle of Pomesanian Cathedral Chapter complex in Kwidzyn is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.

Catholic diocese

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It was founded as one of four Roman Catholic dioceses in Prussia in 1243 by the papal legate William of Modena.
The bishops, whose seat was Riesenburg, ruled one third of diocesan territory as his temporality. The diocesan cathedral chapter met in the fortified cathedral of Marienwerder. In the 1280s the Teutonic Order succeeded to impose the simultaneous membership of all capitular canons in the Order thus winning influence in the diocese and in the capitular elections of the bishops. So the temporality of Pomesania's bishop did not develop the status of a prince-bishopric and was ruled as part of Teutonic Prussia. In 1454, the region was incorporated by King Casimir IV Jagiellon into the Kingdom of Poland upon the request of the anti-Teutonic Prussian Confederation. The Bishop and canons of Pomesania pledged allegiance to the Polish King during the incorporation in March 1454 in Kraków. After the subsequent Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466) between Poland and the Teutonic Order, the region was recognized as part of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Knights.
Beginning in 1523 during the Protestant Reformation, the diocese was effectively administered by Lutheran bishops until 1587, when the diocese was secularized by the regent of Ducal Prussia, George Frederick.
However the Catholic diocese was only formally suppressed in 1763, having remained vacant since 1524 except for 'temporary' Apostolic administrators since 1601.
The diocesan area outside of Ducal Prussia remained Catholic and on 1601.04.19 joined the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chełmno.

Catholic resident bishops

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Ernst, Dominican Order
Albert Friars Minor
* Heinrich
Heinrich von Pomesanien
Christian
Ludeko von Pomesanien = Lutho von Baldersheim
Rudolf
Bertold von Riesenburg
Arnold
Nikolaus von Radam
Johannes Mönch
Johannes Rymann
Gerhard Stolpmann
Johannes von Mewe = Johann von Heilsberg
Kaspar Linke
Nikolaus II
Wincenty Kiełbasa
Johannes Christiani von Lessen = Johann Christian von Lessen
Hiob von Dobeneck, Teutonic order
? George of Polentz
Apostolic Administrator Achille Grassi, also/previously Bishop of Città di Castello, created Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto, Bishop of Bologna, Camerlengo of [Sacred College of Cardinals], transferred Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere, also Apostolic Administrator of above diocese Bologna
*'' Erhard von Queis''

Catholic Apostolic administrators

Nicolò Ridolfi, while Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito e Modesto in Macello Martyrum and Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Orvieto ; later Metropolitan Archbishop of Archdiocese of Firenze, Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Vicenza, Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Forli, Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Tuscanella, Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Viterbo, Apostolic Administrator of Archdiocese of Salerno, Apostolic Administrator of Roman Catholic Diocese of Imola,, transferred Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin, Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Tuscanella, Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Viterbo, transferred Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata, Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals, Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze
Wawrzyniec Gembicki while Bishop of Chełmno ; later Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze, Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland
Maciej Konopacki, while Bishop of Chełmno
Jan Kuczborski while Bishop of Chełmno
Jakub Zadzik while Bishop of Chełmno; later Bishop of Kraków
Jan Lipski while Bishop of Chełmno ; later Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland
Kasper Działyński while Bishop of Chełmno
Andrzej Leszczyński while Bishop of Chełmno ; previously Bishop of Kamieniec Podolski ; later Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland
Jan Gembicki while Bishop of Chełmno; next Bishop of Płock, Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze
Adam Kos while Bishop of Chełmno
Andrzej Olszowski while Bishop of Chełmno ; next Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland
Jan Kazimierz Opaliński, Cistercians while Bishop of Chełmno ; previously Titular Bishop of Diocletiana as Coadjutor Bishop of Poznań
Kazimierz Szczuka while Bishop of Chełmno
Teodor Andrzej Potocki while Bishop of Chełmno; later Bishop of Warmia, Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Sambia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland
Jan Kazimierz de Alten Bokum while Bishop of Chełmno ; previously Bishop of Przemyśl
Feliks Ignacy Kretowski while Bishop of Chełmno
Andrzej Stanisław Załuski while Bishop of Płock ; later Bishop of Łuck, Bishop of Chełmno, Bishop of Kraków
Tomasz Franciszek Czapski, O. Cist. while Bishop of Chełmno; succeeded as former Titular Bishop of Diana as Coadjutor Bishop of Chełmno
Adam Stanisław Grabowski while Bishop of Chełmno; previously Titular Bishop of Nilopolis as Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań ; later Bishop of Kujawy–Pomorze, Bishop of Warmia, Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Sambia
Wojciech Stanisław Leski, O. Cist. while Bishop of Chełmno
Andrzej Ignacy Baier while Bishop of Chełmno.

Latin titular see

In October 2014 the Catholic diocese was nominally restored as Titular bishopric of Pomezania / Pomesania / Pomesanien / Latin adjective Pomesanien.
It has had the following incumbent, so far of the fitting Episcopal rank :

Adam Wodarczyk, as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Katowice .

Lutheran bishopric

Beginning in 1523 during the Protestant Reformation, the diocese was effectively administered by Lutheran bishops. In 1587, the diocese was secularized by the regent of Ducal Prussia, George Frederick.
The Lutheran incumbents were :