Deans’ salary in the Kingdom of Poland until the 1870s. Examples
Pensja dziekanów w Królestwie Polskim do lat 70. XIX wieku. Egzemplifikacje

Summary/Abstract: In the Old Polish period, deans did not receive any special remuneration for the functions they performed. Dean’s salary was introduced by the countries which conducted the partitions of Poland. In the nineteenth century, it became a tool for subordination of the clergy to secular authorities. Financial dependence of the church hierarchy, including deans, contributed to the fact that they became dependant on state administration. Salaries varied and depended on the size of the deanery (the number of parishes). In the first half of the nineteenth century, better-paid deans earned as much as an elementary school teacher. Nevertheless, the dean usually accumulated several prebendaries and posts which provided additional income, often many times greater than dean’s salary.

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