Piotr Mieszkowski, Junior ( pl, Piotr Mieszkowski, młodszy) (1630–1696) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (1678–1696) and

Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of ''Marocco o Marruecos'' (1678–1696). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Piotr Mieszkowski was born in 1630 in Poznan,

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

. On 6 Jun 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Innocent XI Pope Innocent XI ( la, Innocentius XI; it, Innocenzo XI; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 September 1676 to his death on August 12, 1689. Poli ...

as Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek and

of ''Marocco o Marruecos''. On 20 Aug 1679, he was

consecrated Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...

bishop by

Stanisław Sarnowski Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, Cali ...

Bishop of Włocławek 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 ...

, with Stanisław Kazimierz Dąmbski,

Bishop of Lutsk The Roman Catholic diocese of Lutsk was first established in the 13th century as the diocese of Luceoria (Latin) or Łuck (Polish). After the victory of Napoleon, the diocese was joined with the diocese of Zhytomyr, forming the diocese of Lutzk-Zh ...

, and

Wojciech Stawowski Wojciech Stawowski (1625 – 20 Jun 1693) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (1676–1693).Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of ''Petra in Palaestina'', serving as

co-consecrators A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...

. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek until his death in 1696. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of

Tomasz Bogoria Skotnicki Tomasz is a Polish given name, the equivalent of Thomas in English. Notable people with the given name include: * Tomasz Adamek (born 1976), Polish heavyweight boxer *Tomasz Arciszewski (1877–1955), Polish socialist politician and Prime Minis ...

, Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno and

of ''Lycopolis'' (1686) .

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI 1630 births 1696 deaths {{Poland-RC-bishop-stub