| Wacław Świerzawski | |||||||||||
| Bishop of Sandomierz | |||||||||||
| Church: | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||
| Diocese: | Sandomierz | ||||||||||
| Ordination: | 11 December 1949 | ||||||||||
| Ordained By: | Eugeniusz Baziak[1] | ||||||||||
| Consecration: | 28 April 1992 | ||||||||||
| Consecrated By: | Józef Kowalczyk[2] | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 14 May 1927 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Złoczów, Second Polish Republic | ||||||||||
| Death Place: | Sandomierz, Poland | ||||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Jagiellonian University Academy of Catholic Theology in Warsaw College of Sant'Anselmo | ||||||||||
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Wacław Józef Świerzawski (14 May 1927 - 7 October 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop and professor.
Świerzawski was born in Złoczów, Poland (now Zolochiv, Ukraine). He was ordained to the priesthood on 11 December 1949;[1] he received a master's degree in theology from Jagiellonian University and one in canon law from the Academy of Catholic Theology in Warsaw, in addition to a doctorate from the College of Sant'Anselmo in 1968. In 1981, he was appointed associate professor of the Pontifical Faculty of Theology; he was later given tenure in 1988.[2] He would serve as Chair of Homiletics at the Metropolitan Seminary of Kraków between 1975 and 1986.[3]
He served as bishop of the Diocese of Sandomierz from 28 April 1992 to October 2002[4] [5] and died on 7 October 2017; his funeral was held on 15 and 16 October.[6] During his life, Świerzawski authored 64 books and over 1,300 articles regarding theology.[2]