Wojciech Stawowski Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Wojciech Stawowski
Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno
Titular Bishop of Petra in Palaestina
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Gniezno
Term:1676–1693
Birth Date:1625
Death Date:20 Jun 1693 (age 68)
Death Place:Gniezno, Poland

Wojciech Stawowski (1625 – 20 Jun 1693) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (1676–1693).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Wojciech Stawowski was born in 1525. On 23 Mar 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno and Titular Bishop of Petra in Palaestina. In 1676, he was consecrated bishop by Andrzej Olszowski, Archbishop of Gniezno. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno until his death on 20 Jun 1693. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Piotr Mieszkowski (młodszy), Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (1679); and Tomasz Bogoria Skotnicki, Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (1686).

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bstaw.html "Bishop Wojciech Stawowski"
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgnie.html "Archdiocese of Gniezno"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/gnie0.htm "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno"