Type: | Archbishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency |
Edmund Michał Piszcz | |
Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia | |
Diocese: | Warmia |
Appointed: | 25 March 1992 |
Term End: | 30 May 2006 |
Successor: | Wojciech Ziemba |
Previous Post: | Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (1982–1985) Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana (1982–1988) Bishop of Warmia (1988–1992) |
Ordination: | 10 May 1956 |
Ordained By: | Kazimierz Jósef Kowalski |
Consecration: | 20 May 1982 |
Consecrated By: | Józef Glemp |
Birth Date: | 1929 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
Death Place: | Olsztyn, Poland |
Edmund Michał Piszcz (17 November 1929 – 22 March 2022) was, from 22 October 1988, the bishop of Warmia, Poland. On 25 March 1992, he was promoted to the rank of archbishop, together with his diocese, the Archbishopric of Warmia. He retired on 30 May 2006.
He was awarded the German Bundesverdienstkreuz (Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) on 28 October 2004 for supporting German-Polish understanding, in e.g. keeping contacts to the members of Federation of Expellees from Ermland (Warmia).[1] [2] [3]