List of the Bishops of Gdansk
The following people were bishops or archbishops of Gdansk :
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| 01 | Eduard Count O'Rourke | 1922 | 1938 | * October 26, 1876 in Basin (today in Minsk ), ordained a priest on October 27, 1907 in Žemaitija , (Lower Lithuania) , appointed Bishop of Riga , (Latvia) on September 29, 1918 , consecrated on December 15, 1918, With his resignation on April 10, 1920, he was also appointed titular Bishop of Canea , on April 21, 1922 Apostolic Administrator of Danzig, on December 21, 1922, Titular Bishop of Pergamum , on January 2, 1926, Bishop of Danzig. June 1938 and at the same time appointment as titular bishop of Sophene , † June 27, 1943 in Rome. |
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| 02 | Carl Maria Splett | 1938 | 1964 | * January 17, 1898 in Sopot , ordained a priest on July 10, 1921 in Kulm , appointed Bishop of Danzig on June 13, 1938, consecrated. on August 24, 1938 by the Bishop of Mainz , Albert Stohr , from December 5, 1940 apostolic administrator in Kulm, resigned there on March 4, 1946. Sentenced to 8 years imprisonment in 1946, he was deported to Germany in 1956, but remained Bishop of Danzig , † March 5, 1964 |
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| Andrzej Wronka | 1945 | 1951 | Apostolic Administrator | |||
| Jan Cymanowski | 1951 | 1956 | Capitular Vicar | |||
| 03 | Edmund Nowicki | 1951/1964 | 1971 | * September 13, 1900 in Trzemeszno , ordained a priest on March 15, 1924, appointed coadjutor bishop of Danzig and titular bishop of Hadriane on April 26, 1951 , consecrated. on September 21, 1954 in the chapel of the Poznan bishop's residence by Archbishop Walenty Dymek , this episcopal ordination was kept secret until 1956, on December 1, 1956 titular bishop of Thugga , on March 7, 1964 Bishop of Danzig, † March 10, 1971 |
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| 04 | Lech Kaczmarek | 1971 | 1984 | * September 23, 1909 in Posen , ordained a priest on September 27, 1936, appointed auxiliary bishop in Danzig and titular bishop of Alia on November 16, 1958 , consecrated. on January 18, 1959, on December 1, 1971 Bishop of Danzig, † July 31, 1984 |
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| 05 | Tadeusz Gocłowski CM | 1984 | 2008 | * September 16, 1931 in Piski , ordained a religious priest on June 26, 1956, appointed auxiliary bishop in Danzig and titular bishop of Beneventum on March 22, 1983 , Bishop of Danzig on December 31, 1984, archbishop emeritus on March 25, 1992. on April 17, 2008, † May 3, 2016 |
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| 06 | Sławoj Leszek Głódź | 2008 | 2020 | * August 13, 1945 in Bobrówka , ordained a priest on June 14, 1970, on January 21, 1991 as military bishop in Poland and titular bishop of Bettonium , episcopal ordination on February 23, 1991, on July 17, 2004 appointment as archbishop ad personam , on August 26, 2004 (Arch) Bishop of Warsaw-Praga , Archbishop of Gdansk on April 17, 2008, retired August 13, 2020 |
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The following people were or are auxiliary bishops in Gdansk :
| No. | bishop | from | to | description | presentation | coat of arms |
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| 01 | Lech Kaczmarek | 1958 | 1971 | * September 23, 1909 in Posen , ordained a priest on September 27, 1936, appointed auxiliary bishop in Danzig and titular bishop of Alia on November 16, 1958 , consecrated. on January 18, 1959, on December 1, 1971 Bishop of Danzig. | ||
| 02 | Józef Kazimierz Kluz | 1972 | 1982 | * January 17, 1925 in Olpiny , ordained a priest on June 24, 1951, appointed auxiliary bishop in Danzig and titular bishop of Hilta on May 12, 1972 , consecrated. on June 12, 1972 by Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński , Archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw , co-consecrators were the Archbishop of Tarnów , Jerzy Karol Ablewicz and Lech Kaczmarek, the Bishop of Danzig, † December 5, 1982 |
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| 03 | Tadeusz Gocłowski CM | 1983 | 1984 | * September 16, 1931 in Piski , ordained a religious priest on June 26, 1956, appointed auxiliary bishop in Danzig and titular bishop of Beneventum on March 22, 1983 , episcopal ordination on April 17, 1983, on December 31, 1984 Bishop of Danzig, on March 25, 1983 March 1992 Archbishop emerit. on April 17, 2008 | ||
| 04 | Zygmunt Józef Pawłowicz | 1985 | 2005 | * November 18, 1927 in Gdansk , ordained a priest on September 20, 1952, appointed auxiliary bishop in Gdansk and titular bishop of Tamallula on August 10, 1985 , episcopal ordination on September 7, 1985, emeritus. on January 24, 2005, † March 18, 2010 |
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| 05 | Ryszard Kasyna | 2005 | 2012 | * September 28, 1957 in Nowy Staw , ordained a priest on January 24, 1982, auxiliary bishop in Danzig and titular bishop of Dices on January 24, 2005 , episcopal ordination on April 2, 2005 by the Apostolic Nuncio in Poland, Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk , co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Danzig, Tadeusz Gocłowski and the Bishop of Plock , Piotr Libera |
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Web links
- Description of the Archdiocese of Gdansk on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)