Jerzy Stroba (1919–1999) was a Polish

Roman Catholic bishop In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Catholics in his jurisdiction, sanctifying the world and representing the Ch ...

. He was born on 17 December 1919 in świętochłowice, Poland. He became Auxiliary Bishop of Ggorzowski from 1958 to 1972, Bishop of Szczecin– Kamień in 1972–1978,

Archbishop of Poznań In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

from 1978 to 1999. He died on 12 May 1999 in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...

.''Le Petit Episcopologe'', Issue 147

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Bishops of Poznań 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Poland 1919 births 1999 deaths Clergy from Szczecin {{RC-clergy-stub