Henry Klonowski Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Henry Klonowski
Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton
Church:Catholic Church
See:Titular See of Daldis
Appointed:May 10, 1947
Term:July 2, 1947 - May 15, 1973
Ordination:August 8, 1920
Consecration:July 2, 1947
Consecrated By:William Joseph Hafey
Birth Date:March 8, 1898
Birth Place:Scranton, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Scranton, Pennsylvania

Henry Klonowski (March 8, 1898 – May 6, 1977) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Scranton from 1947 to 1973.

Biography

Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Klonowski was ordained a priest on August 8, 1920, for the Diocese of Scranton. On May 10, 1947, Pope Pius XII appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Daldis and Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton. He was consecrated a bishop by Bishop William Hafey on July 2, 1947. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops George Leech of Harrisburg and Auxiliary Bishop Stephen Woznicki of Detroit. Klonowski attended the first session of the Second Vatican Council as a council father. He served as an auxiliary bishop until his resignation was accepted on May 15, 1973. He died on May 6, 1977, at the age of 79.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Henry Theophilus Klonowski. Catholic-Hierarchy. 2014-02-09.
  2. Web site: Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees . https://web.archive.org/web/20130316105927/http://www.gcatholic.org/hierarchy/data/bishops-30.htm . dead . 2013-03-16 . Giga-Catholic . 2014-02-09 .