Wizyty Prymasa Józefa Glempa na Pomorzu Zachodnim

Before Father Józef Glemp took the office of the Primate in 1981, he had ac-companied Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński in his visits to Western Pomerania, serving as the secretary of the Primate. Father Glemp was in Szczecin, among others, in 1966 and 1974. As Primate of Poland, he visited West Pomerania in 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988. He took part in the celebrations of the 10th Anniversary of the diocese of Szczecin and Kamień Pomorski and the diocese of Koszalin and Koło-brzeg. He was present during the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the es-tablishment of a new ecclesiastical administration in the Western Lands. Primate Glemp also accompanied Pope John Paul II during his pilgrimage to Poland in 1987. Pope arrived in Szczecin on 11 June. After the fall of the PRL, Primate Józef Glemp also o>en visited the West Pomeranian land. For example, he was present during the next pilgrimage of John Paul II to Poland in 1991. The Pope then came, inter alia, to Koszalin.Compared to his two great predecessors, cardinals: August Hlond and Stefan Wyszyński; Cardinal J. Glemp was able to make a summary of what had happened in Western Pomerania since the end of World War II. That is why in his speeches he appreciated the activities of clergy and lay people for the reconstruc-tion of the war-damaged region and the development of religious life in this area. This article discusses this subject in detail.