| Edward Kisiel | |
| Archbishop of Białystok | |
| Appointed: | 25 March 1992 |
| Previous Post: | Bishop of Białystok (1991 - 1992) Apostolic administator of Białystok (1976 - 1991) Titular bishop of Limata (1976 - 1992) |
| Ordination: | 14 February 1943 |
| Consecration: | 27 June 1976 |
| Consecrated By: | Stefan Wyszyński |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Yundelovo |
| Death Place: | Białystok |
| Motto: | Evangelizare misit me |
Edward Kisiel (24 February 1918 - 28 September 1993) was an archbishop of the Archdiocese of Białystok.
Kisiel was born in 1918 in to Franciszek and Aniela Kisiel; he was baptized on 3 March.[1] He attended gymnasiums in Dzisna and Pinsk, graduating from the latter in 1937.[2] Afterwards, he began attending the seminary in Vilnius. He was ordained a deacon in 1941 and was ordained a priest on 14 February 1943 by Kazimierz Bukraba, bishop of Pinsk.[1]
In 1950, Kisiel began studying dogmatic theology at the University of Warsaw;[1] he obtained a doctorate in January 1953 with the thesis Wartości społeczne Wcielenia według św. Hilarego z Poitiers.[3] [4] On 15 January 1976, Kisiel was made chancellor of the diocesan curia.[5] He was appointed apostolic administrator of Białystok and titular bishop of Limaty on 3 May 1976; he was consecrated on 27 June by Stefan Wyszyński.[1]
On 5 June 1991, Kisiel was made bishop of Białystok. On 25 March 1992 - with the promulgation of the papal bull - he was made archbishop of Białystok. He received his pallium at the Vatican on 29 June 1992. He resigned from the archdiocese on 15 May 1993 and died on 28 November; he was buried at the Białystok Cathedral.[3] [5]