Archbishop Marian Przykucki (27 January 1924 – 16 October 2009) was the

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of Szczecin-Kamień from 1992 until May 1, 1999.

Background

Born in

Skoki Skoki (german: Schokken) is a town in Poland, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Wągrowiec County, with 3,779 inhabitants (December 2004). It is located about 40 km north of Poznań. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called ...

in 1924, Marian Przykucki was ordained a parish priest on 19 February 1950, aged 26, 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 ...

, Poland. On 12 December 1973, aged 49, he was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań. On 3 February 1974 he was ordained as Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha. On 15 June 1981 he was appointed as Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chełmno (Culm) in which

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live. He took care for the usage of Kashubian language in liturgy. On 25 March 1992, aged 68, he was appointed Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland. He retired on 1 May 1999.

Death

Archbishop Emeritus Przykucki died on 16 October 2009, aged 85.

External links and References

Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Marian Przykucki

Zmarł Ksiądz Arcybiskup Senior Marian Przykucki
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