Ścibor z Gościeńczyc (literally: Ścibor of Gościeńczyce) (d. 4 May 1471) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and the

bishop of Płock 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 ...

since 1463. He was son Jan,

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. His older brothers were Andrzej z Gościeńczyc, a ''

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'' of Ciechanów, and Jakub z Gościeńczyc i Mińska, a castellan of Czersk. In 1435 he became a student of the

Kraków Academy The Jagiellonian University (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...

(now Jagiellonian University), but there is no information that he finished study. After the death of Paweł Giżycki, a bishop of Płock, Ścibor was elected his successor. It was against the will of

Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk Casimir IV (in full Casimir IV Andrew Jagiellon; pl, Kazimierz IV Andrzej Jagiellończyk ; Lithuanian: ; 30 November 1427 – 7 June 1492) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447, until his death. He was one of the ...

, king of Poland, who supported Jakub of Sienno. As a bishop Ścibor supported the policy of princes of Mazovia. Ścibor z Gościeńczyc died on 4 May 1471.

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* Bishops of Płock 1471 deaths 15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Poland {{Poland-RC-bishop-stub