Thearchbishop of Kraków is the head of thearchdiocese of Kraków. Abishop of Kraków first came into existence when the diocese was created in 1000; it was promoted to an archdiocese on 28 October 1925. Due toKraków's role asPoland's political, cultural and spiritual center, thebishops andarchbishops of Kraków were often very influential in the city, country and abroad. From 1443 to 1791, bishops of Kraków were simultaneouslyDukes of Siewierz,[citation needed] although it was onlyAdam Stefan Sapieha who officially abandoned the title.[citation needed]





| # | Years | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1000–1014(?) | Poppon | |
| 2 | 1014(?)–1023/30(?) | Lambert I | |
| 3 | 1023/30(?)–ca.1032 | Gompo | |
| 4 | ca.1032–ca.1046 | Rachelin | |
| 5 | ca.1046–1059 | Aron | |
| 6 | 1061–1071 | Lambert Suła | |
| 7 | 1072–1079 | Stanisław Szczepanowski | Martyr, 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.1141 | Radost | |
| 13 | ca.1141–1143 | Robert | |
| 14 | ca.1143–ca.1165 | Mateusz | |
| 15 | ca.1166–ca.1185 | Gedko | |
| 16 | ca.1185–1207 | Fulko | |
| 18 | 1208–1218 | Wincenty Kadłubek | Historian, author of thePolish Chronicle |
| 19 | 1218–1229 | Iwo Odrowąż | Ducal 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 Kołda | Ordered the construction of theGothicWawel 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 Wysz | Canonist |
| 33 | 1412–1423 | Wojciech Jastrzębiec | |
| 34 | 1423–1455 | Zbigniew Oleśnicki | Statesman, opposed theHussites, acquired theDuchy of Siewierz for the bishopric, was made a cardinal by bothEugene IV andFelix 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 Załuski | Founded theZałuski Library inWarsaw |
| 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 Dunajewski | Cardinal in 1890 |
| 73 | 1895–1911 | Jan Maurycy Paweł Puzyna de Kosielsko | Cardinal 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 Sapieha | First 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 Macharski | Cardinal in 1979 |
| 78 | 2005–2016 | Stanisław Dziwisz | Cardinal in 2006 |
| 79 | 2017–2025 | Marek Jędraszewski | |
| 80 | 2025– | Grzegorz Wojciech Ryś[2] | Cardinal in 2023 |
Since 1303, the archdiocese of Kraków has frequently had one or moreauxiliary bishops as well as themetropolitan bishop.