Zagadnienia historii diecezji chełmińskiej na łamach "Studiów Pelplińskich" przed jubileuszem 750-lecia diecezji i 20-lecia "Studiów Pelplińskich"

Abstract

Pelplin was designated in 1824 as the capital of the Chełmno diocese, newly reorganized by the papal bull De salute animarum. Very soon Pelplin became a major publishing and research centre. From 1969 the Catholic periodical "Pielgrzym" appeared there, first as a weekly, then from 1919 three times a week. The seminary, transferred to Pelplin from Chełmno in 1829, acted on behalf of the diocese in the beatification process of Cardinal Stanisław Hosius (bishop of Chełmno in 1549-1551) between the two World Wars; hence, the diocesan publications during that period were mostly devoted to the Cardinal. After World W ar II a scholarly annual, the "Studia Pelplińskie", started to appear as part of the diocesan series. A decisive impulse to create a separate learned journal came in 1965, when the Seminary was affiliated to the Lateran University in Rome. Fourteen volumes of the Studia have appeared so far, each of them containing a sizeable proportion of historical articles. Since most of these are based on sources, they hold an important place in the contemporary historiography of the diocese. the present article classifies and discusses the varied set of problems in the history of the diocese dealt with in the Studia. There are texts on the individual periods of the diocese's history (early Christianity, the Teutonic Order's rule, the partitions, war and occupation), on bishops and other people who have earned a permanent place in its history. This study also discusses articles on religious orders, parishes, sanctuaries and pilgrimages, emigration from the diocese, historiography, bibliographies and diocesan publications.