Archiwalia na temat duszpasterstwa wojskowego w zasobach Centralnego Archiwum Wojskowego w Warszawie
Archival Resources on Military Pastoralism in the Resources of the Central Military Archives in Warsaw

Summary/Abstract: The archival holdings of the Central Military Archives in Warsaw contain fonds relating to pastoral ministry in the Polish Army from 1919 to 1983. Among the most important documents from the 1919–1939 period are the files of the Field Bishop’s Curia from 1919–1932, the files of the corps district command, and the files of the Cabinet of the Minister of Military Affairs. Among other things, the fonds include internal orders to the Catholic military clergy of the Polish Army, laws and regulations on the organization of military pastoral care in peacetime and in case of war. The correspondence between the ministries and the Field Bishop’s Curia includes numerous orders on religious matters, statements, organizational charts, lists of chaplains, as well as reports on the activities of various Catholic and non-Catholic denominations. A small number of the archive’s resources contain documents from 1943–1945. The subsequent files are dated 1945–1964 and 1981–1983, the time of the General Military Deanery.

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