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Franko, Bishop of Poznan was an 11th-century
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
Bishop of Poznań A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
. He was the first
bishop of Poznan A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
after the renewal of the diocese by
Bolesław the bold Boleslav or Bolesław may refer to: In people: * Boleslaw (given name) In geography: *Bolesław, Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland *Bolesław, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland *Bolesław, Silesian Voivodeship, Pol ...
in 1075 AD. Tadeusz Wasilewski: Kościół monarszy w X-XII wieku i jego zwierzchnik biskup polski oyal Church in the 10th-12th century and his superior Bishop (
Kwartalnik Historyczny ''Kwartalnik Historyczny'' is a Polish history journal. It was established in 1887 in Lwów and is the oldest extant national journal for history. The founder of ''Kwartalnik Historyczny'' was Ksawery Liske.''Encyklopedia Krakowa'', Warszawa-Krakà ...
, volume 92, 1985) pp. 751–752. He is known from the Chronicles of the Galla Anonima, and was Bishop of Poznań, from 1070 to around 1085 AD. He advised Prince Władysław Herman and his wife Judith to send gifts to the shrine in the Saint-Gilles for the birth of a male heir. The date of his death is not known, but his successor, Eckhard, was consecrated between 1097 and 1102 AD.


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