Stanisław Stefanek
Polish prelate of the Catholic Church (1936–2020)
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Stanisław Stefanek | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Łomża | |
Archdiocese | Białystok |
Diocese | Łomża |
Appointed | 26 October 1996 |
Installed | 28 October 1996 |
Term ended | 11 November 2011 |
Predecessor | Juliusz Paetz |
Successor | Janusz Stepnowski |
Previous post(s) | Auxiliary bishop of Szczecin-Kamień |
Orders | |
Ordination | 28 June 1959 by Antoni Baraniak |
Consecration | 24 August 1980 by Kazimierz Majdański, Bolesław Pylak, and Jan Gałecki |
Personal details | |
Born | (1936-05-07)7 May 1936 Majdan Sobieszczański, Poland |
Died | 17 January 2020(2020-01-17) (aged 83) Lublin, Poland |
Buried | Cathedral of St. Michael of the Archangel |
Nationality | Polish |
Stanisław Stefanek (7 May 1936 – 17 January 2020) was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church.
Born in the village of Majdan Sobieszczański, Stefanek was ordained to the priesthood on 28 June 1959.[1]
He became vicar general of the Society of Christ.[2] He was named an auxiliary bishop of Szczecin-Kamień and titular bishop of Forum Popilii in 1980.[2]
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Łomża on 26 October 1996.[3]
Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation and named Janusz Stepnowski to succeed him on 11 November 2011.[4]
Stefanek died on 17 January 2020 in Lublin at the age of 83,[1] and he was buried in the Łomża cathedral on 23 January.[5]
References
- ^ a b "W lubelskim szpitalu zmarł biskup Stanisław Stefanek". Kurier Lubelski (in Polish). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ a b Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXII. 1980. p. 758.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVIII. 1996. p. 899.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 11.11.20011" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ [1] Uroczystości pogrzebowe śp. bp. Stanisława Stefanka. Zostanie pochowany w katedrze, Gazeta Współczesna
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