Jan Baikowski (1590–1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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of ''Aenus'' (1626–1651) and Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań (1626–1651). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Jan Baikowski"
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Biography

Jan Baikowski was born in Podlackiae,

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

in 1590. On 2 December 1626, he was appointed during the papacy of

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of ''Aenus'' and Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań. On 1 May 1627, he was

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bishop by

Cosimo de Torres Cosimo de Torres also Cosmo de Torres and Cosma de Torres (1584–1642) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (1641–1642), Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio (1623–1641), Archbishop of Monreale ...

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, with

Joannes Mattaeus Caryophyllis Joannes Mattaeus Caryophyllis (1566–1633) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of ''Iconium'' (1622–1633). ''(in Latin)''

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of ''Iconium'', and

Germanicus Mantica Germanicus Mantica (died February, 1639) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Adria (1633–1639) and Titular Bishop of ''Famagusta'' (1620–1633).Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of ''Famagusta'', serving as

co-consecrators A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...

. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań until his death in 1651.

Episcopal succession

References

17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII 1590 births 1651 deaths {{Poland-RC-bishop-stub