Stanisław Szymecki Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Stanisław Szymecki
Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok
Appointed:15 May 1993
Term End:16 November 2000
Predecessor:Edward Kisiel
Successor:Wojciech Ziemba
Previous Post:Bishop of Kielce (1981–1993)
Ordination:3 July 1947
Ordained By:Emmanuel Célestin Suhard
Consecration:12 April 1981
Consecrated By:John Paul II
Birth Date:1924 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Katowice, Poland
Death Place:Białystok, Poland

Stanisław Szymecki (26 January 1924 – 26 September 2023) was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Biography

Szymecki was born in Katowice and was ordained a priest on 3 July 1947. Szymecki was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Kielce on 27 March 1981 and consecrated on 12 April 1981. Szymecki was appointed to the Archdiocese of Białystok on 15 May 1993 and retired from the diocese on 16 November 2000. Szymecki died in Białystok on 26 September 2023, at the age of 99.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 26 September 2023. BP KEP. 26 September 2023. pl-PL. Zmarł abp Stanisław Szymecki Konferencja Episkopatu Polski.