Stanisław Szembek Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Stanisław Szembek
Church:Roman Catholic
Archdiocese:Gniezno
Coat Of Arms:POL COA Szembek.svg
Coat Of Arms Alt:Episcopal coat of arms of Stanisław Szembek,
Birth Date:1650
Birth Place:Morawica
Death Place:Skierniewice
Nationality:Polish

Stanisław II Szembek (Latin: Stanislaus in Słupów Szembek; 1650 – 3 August 1721) was a Catholic prelate.

Career

Szembek was born in Morawica. In 1678 he became canon of Przemyśl and archdeacon of Zawichost.[1]

He became auxiliary Bishop of Dionysia and Krakow and Bishop and Abbot in Mogiła in 1699.

He became bishop of Kujawy in 1700 and became canon of the Krakow cathedral.[2]

He served as Archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland starting in 1706.[3] He died in Skierniewice.

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Notes and References

  1. Monografia opactwa Cystersów we wsi Mogile; opracowana i pamięci ubiegłych w r. 1864 pięciuset lat istnienia Akademii krakowskiej poświęcona przez Towarzystwo naukowe krakowskie., Kraków 1867, pages. 130–131.
  2. Web site: Stanisław Szembek • Prymas Polski. 2020-09-19. prymaspolski.pl. pl.
  3. Jerzy Daniel, Kalendarz Świętokrzyski 2005. Wydawnictwo Jedność Kielce 2004, page.266.