Alfred Leo Abramowicz
Alfred Leo Abramowicz (born January 27, 1919 in Chicago , † September 12, 1999 ) was an American Roman Catholic bishop .
Life
Alfred Leo Abramowicz attended the University of Saint Mary of the Lake and received the sacrament of priestly ordination on May 1, 1943 by the Archbishop of Chicago Samuel Alphonsus Stritch . From 1949 to 1952 he studied canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University .
On May 8, 1968, Pope Paul VI appointed him . as auxiliary bishop in Chicago and titular bishop of Pesto . The Archbishop of Chicago, John Patrick Cody , ordained him episcopal on June 13 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Manchester , Ernest John Primeau , and the Bishop of Madison , Cletus Francis O'Donnell . On January 24, 1995, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation. In 1993 he received the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland .
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| SURNAME | Abramowicz, Alfred Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Roman Catholic Bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1999 |