Michał Józefczyk | |
Birth Date: | 29 September 1946 |
Birth Place: | Krościenko Wyżne |
Death Place: | Tarnobrzeg |
Church: | Roman Catholic |
Offices Held: | provost of parish Mother of God Comforter in Lipnica, provost of parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Tarnobrzeg |
prelate |
Michał Józefczyk (September 29, 1946 – June 20, 2016) was a Polish Catholic priest since 1972, a prelate since 1994, a protonotary apostolic since 2002, and a provost of the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Tarnobrzeg since 1979.[1] He was born in Krościenko Wyżne, and studied theology as a seminary clerical student in Przemyśl. He was consecrated as a priest in Miejsce Piastowe on June 17, 1972.
Finalist of Provost Of The Year in 2000.[2]
Honoured as a "Provost of Third Millennium" by the Polish Catholic News Agency (Katolicka Agencja Informacyjna).[3] Tarnobrzeg City Hall appreciated also his public and social work, by naming him "Citizen of Tarnobrzeg of 20th Century".[4]
Listeners of the local Radio Leliwa and viewers of cable Miejska Telewizja Tarnobrzeg named him "Citizen of Tarnobrzeg in 2008".[5] For his working for children he was decorated by them by Order of the Smile on November 4, 2006.[6]