Adam Prosper Burzyński
Ladislas Adam Prosper Burzyński (born July 19, 1755 in Wojakowicz , † September 9, 1830 in Sandomierz ) was Bishop of Sandomierz .
Life
At the age of 18 he joined the religious order of the Franciscan Reformates in 1773 , studied theology and was ordained a priest for the Franciscan order on September 19, 1778 . He went to Rome and then for 20 years a mission to Egypt , where he served as a military chaplain in Napoleon's army , and to Syria . In 1815 he returned to Poland and the Sandomierz diocese.
On October 5, 1819 he was appointed bishop of Sandomierz and confirmed by Pope Pius VII on March 19, 1820 . He was ordained bishop on May 26, 1820 in the Cathedral of Sandomierz by the Archbishop of Warsaw Szczepan Hołowczyc ; Co- consecrators were Adam Michał Prażmowski , Bishop of Płock , and Feliks Łukasz Lewiński , Bishop of Podlachia o Janów .
On September 1, 1820, he founded a seminar for 20 alumni . As bishop he had a seat and vote in the Senate , in whose meetings he regularly attended during the eleven years of his episcopate.
He found his final resting place in the crypt of the Cathedral of Sandomierz.
Web links
- Entry on Ladislas Adam Prosper Burzyński on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on March 1, 2017.
- Biskup Adam Prosper Burzyński (1819-1830) ( Memento from July 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). Short biography on the website of the Diocese of Sandomierz, accessed on March 1, 2017 (Polish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ so after entry on Ladislas Adam Prosper Burzyński on catholic-hierarchy.org , according to another source in 1753
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Szczepan Hołowczyc |
Bishop of Sandomierz 1819–1830 |
Klemens Bąkiewicz |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burzyński, Adam Prosper |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burzyński, Ladislas Adam Prosper (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Sandomierz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1755 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wojakowicz |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1830 |
| Place of death | Sandomierz |