Tadeusz Rybak Explained

Tadeusz Rybak
Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Legnica,
Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Diocese:Legnica
Term:1992  - 2002
Ordination:2 August 1953
Consecration:28 April 1977
Consecrated By:Pope Paul IV
Birth Date:7 October 1929
Birth Place:Milanówek, Poland
Motto:Per Christum in Spiritu ad Patrem
Alma Mater:John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (ThD)

Tadeusz Rybak (October 7, 1929  - March 7, 2017) was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop. He served as the first Bishop of the Diocese of Legnica between 1992 and 2002; he was also titular bishop of Benepota between 1977 and 1992.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1953, Rybak served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław from 1977 to 1992; he then served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica from 1992 to 2002.[1] He was also titular bishop of the diocese of Benepota, having been appointed on 28 April 1977.[2]

Following the attempted assassination of John Paul II in 1981, Tadeusz would ordain a class of Salvatorian seminarians on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the S.D.S. in the town of Trzebnica.[3]

Tadeusz died on 7 March 2017.[4] He is buried at the Cathedral of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul in Legnica.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/legn0.htm Diocese of Legnica
  2. Web site: Biskup Tadeusz Rybak – Diecezja Legnicka. Polish. diecezja.legnica.pl. 23 September 2021.
  3. Web site: R.I.P. Fr. Piotr Niewiadomski SDS - Salwatorianie. 17 March 2021. sds.pl. 23 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Zmarł biskup Tadeusz Rybak. Polish. 7 March 2021. istotne.pl. 23 September 2021.