Paweł Piasecki (1579–1649) was the Royal Secretary of king
Sigismund III Vasa
Sigismund III Vasa ( pl, Zygmunt III Waza, lt, Žygimantas Vaza; 20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632
N.S.) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden and Grand Duke of Finland from 1592 to ...
(1613–1627);
Catholic priest
The priesthood is the office of the ministers of religion, who have been commissioned ("ordained") with the Holy orders of the Catholic Church. Technically, bishops are a priestly order as well; however, in layman's terms ''priest'' refers only ...
, canon, abbot,
bishop of Kamieniec (1627–1640),
bishop of Chełm
The Archdiocese of Lublin ( la, Lublinen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Lublin in Poland.
History
* 1375: Established as Diocese of Chełm
* 1790: Renamed as Diocese of Chełm and Lublin
* September 22, 1805: Renamed as Diocese o ...
(1640–1644),
bishop of Przemyśl
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(1640–1649).
Author of ''Kronika Pawła Piaseckiego biskupa przemyślskiego. Polski przekład wedle dawnego rękopismu, poprzedzony studyjum krytyczném nad życiem i pismami autora 1870'
1579 births
1649 deaths
Bishops of Przemyśl
Abbots of Mogiła
Ecclesiastical senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
17th-century Polish historians
Polish male non-fiction writers
17th-century Polish Roman Catholic priests
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