Michał Józefczyk Explained

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
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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.

Awards and orders

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. According to canon law the parish was established in 1980, but de facto exists since 1979. The difference results for lack agreements of communist authorities.
  2. Web site: Proboszcz Roku :: Ks. Michał Józefczyk . 2010-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090708080825/http://www.proboszczroku.pl/sylwetki/6.html . 2009-07-08 . dead .
  3. Web site: Diecezja Sandomierska: Wydarzenia . 2010-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314094222/http://www.sandomierz.opoka.org.pl/akt/index.php?id=707 . 2012-03-14 . dead .
  4. Web site: Diecezja Sandomierska: Wydarzenia . 2010-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314094236/http://www.sandomierz.opoka.org.pl/akt/index.php?id=743 . 2012-03-14 . dead .
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-01-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929015625/http://goscniedzielny.wiara.pl/zalaczniki/2009/06/21/1245592952/1245592979.pdf . 2011-09-29 .
  6. Web site: FotoKAI - Archiwum Fotograficzne Katolickiej Agencji Informacyjnej . 2010-01-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174603/http://www.foto.ekai.pl/?wp=display&did=1303 . 2016-03-03 .