Edmund Michał Piszcz (17 November 1929 – 22 March 2022) was, from 22 October 1988, the bishop of Warmia, Poland. On 25 March 1992, he was promoted to the rank of

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, together with his diocese, the Archbishopric of Warmia. He retired on 30 May 2006. He was awarded the German

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(''Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland'') on 28 October 2004 for supporting German-Polish understanding, in e.g. keeping contacts to the members of

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from Ermland (Warmia).''Zmarł Arcybiskup Senior Edmund Piszcz''
(obituary, pl.). Access: 23 March 2022]

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