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Wiesław Śmigiel
Wiesław Śmigiel (born 3 January 1969) is the incumbent Roman Catholic metropolitan archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień. He previously served as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toruń, Diocese of Toruń from 2017 to 2024 and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin, Diocese of Pelplin from 2012 to 2017. Biography Śmigiel was born in Świecie and was ordained a priest on 29 May 1994. He received a doctorate from the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin in 2003 and a habilitation in 2010. On 24 March 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Śmigiel as auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin, Pelplin and titular bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Baeza, Beatia; he was consecrated on 21 April 2012 in the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Pelplin, Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption by Sławoj Leszek Głódź, with assistance from Henryk Muszyński and An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Szczecin-Kamień
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Cathedral Basilica Of The Assumption, Pelplin
The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption () is a Gothic cathedral located in Pelplin, Poland, one of the country's largest medieval churches. A former church of the Cistercian Pelplin Abbey, it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin. It is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland. History The Pelplin Abbey was founded in 1258 by Sambor II, Duke of Pomerania, as "Samboria", and was a daughter house of the Cistercian Doberan Abbey. It was first located in Pogódki near Kościerzyna and re-located in 1276 to Pelplin. Following the Partitions of Poland, by decree of the Prussian government of 5 March 1823 the abbey was dissolved. Since 1824 the church has been the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chełmno, and after its dissolution in 1992, it became the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin. Main building Work on the Brick Gothic building (length 80 m, height 26 m) began in 1289. The church was finished in 1323; additional work was completed in 155 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archbishops Of Szczecin-Kamień
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdiocese ( with some exceptions), or are otherwise granted a titular archbishopric. In others, such as the Lutheran Church of Sweden, the title is only borne by the leader of the denomination. Etymology The word ''archbishop'' () comes via the Latin . This in turn comes from the Greek , which has as components the etymons -, meaning 'chief', , 'over', and , 'guardian, watcher'. Early history The earliest appearance of neither the title nor the role can be traced. The title of "metropolitan" was apparently well known by the 4th century, when there are references in the canons of the First Council of Nicæa of 325 and Council of Antioch of 341, though the term seems to be used generally for all higher ranks of bishop, including patriarchs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1969 Births
1969 (Roman numerals, MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1960s decade. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 – Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – USS Enterprise fire, An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 28 and injures 314. * January 16 – First successful docking of two crewed spacecraft in orbit and the first transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another (by a space walk) between Soviet craft Soyuz 5 and Soyuz 4. * January 18 – Failure of Soyuz 5's service module to separ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szczecin Cathedral
The St. James the Apostle Archcathedral Basilica (; ) is a Gothic cathedral located in Szczecin, Poland and seat of the Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień. Built in the 12th-14th centuries, it is the second tallest church in Poland, the largest church in the region of Western Pomerania, and one of the most distinctive landmarks of the Szczecin Old Town. History The church was established in 1187 and the Romanesque-style building was completed in the 14th century. The church was built by the citizens of the city and modeled after the Church of St. Mary in Lübeck. In ca. 1220 Pomeranian Duke Bogislaw II was buried in the cathedral. One of its two towers collapsed during a storm in 1456 and destroyed part of the church. Reconstruction lasted until 1503 and the entire church was remodelled based on a single-tower hall church design. After the Reformation, it was part of the Pomeranian Evangelical Church. The church was destroyed again in 1677 during the Scanian War and rebuilt b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Francis
Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until Death and funeral of Pope Francis, his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Pope Gregory III, Gregory III. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to a family of Italian Argentines, Italian origin, Bergoglio was inspired to join the Jesuits in 1958 after recovering from a severe illness. He was Ordination#Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran and Anglican churches, ordained a Catholic priest in 1969, and from 1973 to 1979 he was the Jesuit provincial superior in Argentina. He became the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Following resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the 2013 pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Płock
The Diocese of Płock () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Płock in the ecclesiastical province of Warszawa in Poland. Sunday mass attendance in 2013 was 30.7% of the population (39.1% Polish average) placing it to the group of less religious dioceses in the country. History * 1075: Established as Diocese of Płock * During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Archbishop of Płock Antoni Julian Nowowiejski and the auxiliary Bishop were imprisoned in the village of Słupno, and then in 1941 murdered in the Soldau concentration camp, where also many other priests from Płock were killed. Nowowiejski and Wetmański are now considered two of the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs of World War II by the Catholic Church. The Cathedral's ancient treasury, church archives and the diocesan library in Płock were robbed by the Germans, and taken to museums in Königsberg, Wrocław and Berlin. * 2018: Płock Cathedral along with the entir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Bydgoszcz
The Diocese of Bydgoszcz () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Bydgoszcz in the ecclesiastical province of Gniezno Gniezno (; ; ) is a city in central-western Poland, about east of Poznań. Its population in 2021 was 66,769, making it the sixth-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The city is the administrative seat of Gniezno County (''powiat'') ... in Poland. History * 24 February 2004: Established as Diocese of Bydgoscz Bishops * Jan Tyrawa (24 February 2004 – 12 May 2021) * Krzysztof Włodarczyk (bishop), Krzysztof Włodarczyk (21 September 2021 – present) See also *Roman Catholicism in Poland Sources GCatholic.org Diocese website Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland Christian organizations established in 2004 Bydgoszcz Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century {{Poland-RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Suski
Andrzej Wojciech Suski (born 24 December 1941) is a retired Polish Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Toruń, Toruń from 1992 to 2017. Prior to that, he was Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Roman Catholic Diocese of Płock, Płock from 1986. Early life and education Suski was born in Płock, Poland, on 24 December 1941. He studied philosophy and theology at the Seminary in Płock, and was ordained a priest on 31 May 1965 by Bishop Bogdan Sikorski. Episcopal career On 20 November 1985, Pope John Paul II appointed Suski as Auxiliary Bishop of Płock and Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia. He received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1986 in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, from Pope John Paul II, with Archbishops Eduardo Martínez Somalo and Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy serving as co-consecrators. On 25 March 1992, following the reorganization of diocesan boundaries in Poland by Pope John Paul II, Suski was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henryk Muszyński
Henryk Józef Muszyński (born 20 March 1933 in Kościerzyna, Kashubia) is the Primate of Poland, Primate Emeritus of Poland and former archbishop of Gniezno, Poland, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II when the Polish hierarchy was reorganized in March 1992. He had previously been Bishop of Włocławek since 1987. Life He is known for his Biblical studies, especially concerning the Tanakh at Qumran, Qumran manuscripts. He has been described as "an advocate of open and tolerant Catholicism". Together with Danuta Hubner and Tadeusz Pieronek, Muszyński coauthored a reflection on the integration of Polish Christianity into the European Union. This reflection persuaded many Polish Rector (ecclesiastical)#Roman Catholic hierarchies, rectors to become proponents of Enlargement of the European Union, Poland's accession to the European Union in 2004. Historically, the Archbishop of Gniezno served simultaneously as the primate (bishop), Primate of Poland. But when the reorg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benedict XVI
Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, the death of Pope John Paul II. Upon his resignation, Benedict chose to be known as "pope emeritus", a title he held until Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI, his death on 31 December 2022. Ordained as a Priesthood in the Catholic Church, priest in 1951 in his native Bavaria, Ratzinger embarked on an academic career and established himself as a highly regarded theologian by the late 1950s. He was appointed a full professor in 1958 when aged 31. After a long career as a professor of theology at several German universities, he was appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising and created a Cardinal (Catholic Church) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
