Edmund Michał Piszcz Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpiszcz.html Cathoilc-Hierarchy.org.- Edmund Michal Piszcz
  2. Krzysztof Rafał Prokop, Biskupi Kościoła katolickiego w III Rzeczpospolitej. Leksykon biograficzny, Universitas, Kraków 1998, p. 114-116
  3. https://archwarmia.pl/aktualnosci/zmarl-arcybiskup-senior-edmund-piszcz/ Zmarł Arcybiskup Senior Edmund Piszcz