Karol Skórkowski (1768–1851) was a Polish bishop. Elected

bishop of Kraków 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 ...

in 1828, his election was confirmed in 1829 and he was consecrated in early 1830. He was a supporter of the

November Uprising The November Uprising (1830–31), also known as the Polish–Russian War 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in W ...

(1830–1831). After the fall of the uprising, he was arrested by the Russian government. Vatican, pressured by Moscow, forced him to leave

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; he would find sanctuary in

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(Vatican however did not agree to remove him from his office). After his death in 1851, there would be no new bishop of Kraków until 1879.

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1768 births 1851 deaths Bishops of Kraków 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Poland {{Poland-RC-bishop-stub