Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki
Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki (born August 17, 1894 in Miners Mill , Pennsylvania , † December 10, 1968 ) was a Roman Catholic bishop .
Woznicki attended SS. Cyril & Methodius College , the seminary in Orchard Lake , Michigan, and the St. Paul Seminary in Saint Paul , Minnesota . His ordination took place on December 22, 1917 in the local Cathedral of Saint Paul . Afterwards Woznicki worked as a priest in the Archdiocese of Detroit .
On December 13, 1937 he was appointed by Pope Pius XI. appointed auxiliary bishop in Detroit and titular bishop of Peltae . On January 25, 1938, the Archbishop of Detroit, Edward Aloysius Mooney , donated him episcopal ordination . Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Marquette , Joseph Casimir Plagens and the Coadjutor Bishop of Scranton , William Joseph Hafey .
On March 28, 1950 Woznicki was from Pope Pius XII. appointed Bishop of Saginaw to succeed the late William Francis Murphy . He held this office until his resignation on October 30, 1968. Instead he became titular bishop of Thiava . Woznicki died on December 10th of the same year.
Web links
- Biography on the website of the diocese ( Memento from January 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Entry to Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki on catholic-hierarchy.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| William Francis Murphy |
Bishop of Saginaw 1950–1968 |
Francis Frederick Deer |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Woznicki, Stephen Stanislaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic Bishop of Saginaw |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Miners Mill , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1968 |