Abstract
Cardinal Józef Glemp, the Primate of Poland, in the spirit of his great predecessors – Cardinal August Hlond and Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński – also often visited Western Pomerania. These visits were both of business and private nature, which resulted from the obligation of being the Metropolitan Bishop of these lands in the years 1981-1992 as well as his concern for the local Church. He was up to 16 times in the Szczecin-Kamień Diocese: 7 times as the Metropolitan Bishop of the Szczecin-Kamień Diocese and 9 times as the Custodian of the Relics of St. Adalbert and the Metropolitan Archbishop of Warsaw. These visits were of different dimension and were associated with pilgrimages of the Pope John Paul II in Szczecin, Polish Episcopal Conferences, religious ceremonies and cultural events, and private tours. At this time, he visited four cities: Szczecin (15 times), Kamień Pomorski (2 times), Wolin (1 time) and Trzebiatów (1 time). He encouraged the residents of Szczecin and inhabitants of Pomerania to take care of the growth of faith and love at “the brink edge of our Republic” following the way of Mary – a patron of the Archdiocese. In gratitude for the whole service to the Szczecin-Kamień Church, the Szczecin-Kamień Metropolitan Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga honoured Cardinal Józef Glemp with the Grand Order of Saint Otto of Bamberg.