Mikołaj Jan Manugiewicz (1754 – 25 June 1834) was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Augustów.

Biography

Manugiewicz was born in 1754. He was first taught by Jesuits in Zolochiv and

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, later going to Rome to study theology. He completed his studies in Rome after some years and, during his time there, was ordained a priest. He was appointed priest for Kaski in 1785. Manugiewicz was later granted an ''honoris causa'' doctorate of theology from Vilnius and was made

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of Warsaw. Afterwards, he was appointed canon of

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and

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. On 2 December 1821, he was appointed as auxiliary bishop of

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and titular bishop of Thaumacus, becoming the Archdiocese's first auxiliary bishop. He was consecrated on 10 November 1822 by

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and was co-consecrated by

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and Józef Koźmian. Manugiewicz was later appointed bishop of Augustów in late 1825 and assumed control of the diocese on 9 July 1826. Manugiewicz was appointed a Senator of

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