This article outlines the issue of canonical visits to the Church throughout the centuries of its existence. Since the very first centuries of Christianity, bishops have visited Christian communities. Early medieval synods discussed the issue of canonical visitations. When bishops performed important secular functions, they began to neglect the obligation to visit dioceses. The consequence of this attitude was the postulate of the Council of Trent, ordering visitation of the
diocese.
It is not known exactly when the pastoral visits began in the Przemyśl diocese.
Information about the visitations comes from the 16th century, but no visitation records have survived. In the Old Polish period, and more precisely in the 17th and 18th centuries, seven canonical visits were carried out in the Przemyśl diocese, of which we have visitation files. Finally, this article presents the issue of canonical visits to the Żurawica parish from the Old Polish period. In the Archdiocesan Archives in Przemyśl, there are documents from five visits that were carried out in the Żurawica parish during this period.