Zygmunt Kamiński (22 February 1933 in

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– 1 May 2010 in

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) was the

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of the

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. Ordained priest on 22 December 1956, Kamiński was named

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of the

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on 28 October 1975 and was consecrated on 30 November 1975. He eventually became bishop of the

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and in 1999 was appointed archbishop of the Szczecin-Kamień Archdiocese, retiring on 21 February 2009.

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1933 births 2010 deaths People from Lublin County 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Poland Bishops of Płock 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Poland Clergy from Szczecin Archbishops of Szczecin-Kamień {{Poland-RC-bishop-stub