A brief history of the Faculty

The Papal Faculty of Theology in Poznań was founded on 2 June 1974 by a Decree of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Posnaniensis urbs. Due to the political situation in Poland at that time, it was impossible to found a faculty of theology in a state-owned university. Therefore during the first years after its creation, The Papal Faculty of Theology was a part of the Archbishop's Theological Seminary in Poznań.
The Papal Faculty of Theology in Poznań adopted St. Adalbert (św. Wojciech) as its patron saint, which was confirmed by the Congregation of Catholic Education. The justification of this decision was the strong aspiration of the Faculty to fulfill the task of promoting Christian ideas and norms of social life in order to serve the Church and all the people of good will.
The Congregation of Catholic Education in a letter dated 26 June 1998 (Document: N. 124/98) formally agreed to establish the Faculty of Theology in Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
On 19 June 1998 the Senate of Adam University in Poznań voted in favor of establishing the Faculty of Theology at the University.