Catholic Church is an important mnemonic actor, the role of whom is rarely discussed by researchers of collective memory. Poland is an illustrative case of a European country where the socio-political position of the Church remains firm and influential. After the collapse of the communist regime, the catholic identity has been strongly associated with Polish national identity and gained official legitimacy on the regional and state levels. The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of the Catholic Church on the public space naming practices in Poland, as well as changes occurring in it in the last thirty years. I base my study mainly on the official register of public place names (TERYT) from 1993-2020. Results indicate a gradual change in scale and character of naming practices and transition from a commemoration of nationwide Catholic patrons to locally distinguished clergy.
