Jerzy Józef Szembek
Jerzy Józef Szembek | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Mohilev | |
| Appointed | 9 November 1903 |
| Predecessor | Bolesław Hieronim Kłopotowski |
| Successor | Apolinary Wnukowski |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Płock (1901 – 1903) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 March 1893 |
| Consecration | 30 June 1901 by Bolesław Hieronim Kłopotowski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 June 1851 |
| Died | 7 August 1905 (aged 54) |
Jerzy Józef Elizeusz Szembek (14 June 1851 – 7 August 1905) was a Roman Catholic bishop of the Archdiocese of Mohilev.
Biography
[edit]Szembek was born to Józef and Józefa (née Moszyńskich) Szembek. After finishing schooling in 1869, he studied the history of Polish literature and law at Jagiellonian University.[1] On 25 July 1890, he began to attend the seminary in Saratov;[2][3] he was ordained on 19 March 1893.[1] He was later made a vicar of the cathedral in Saratow the same year.[2]
On 16 April 1901, Szembek was appointed Bishop of Płock;[4] he was consecrated on 30 April by Bolesław Hieronim Kłopotowski, with assistance from Antanas Baranauskas and Karol Antoni Niedziałkowski.[5] On 9 November 1903, he was appointed by Pius X as Archbishop of Mohilev.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Winiarek, Roman (25 April 2002). "JERZY JÓZEF ELIZEUSZ HRABIA SZEMBEK (1851 – 1905)". Gazeta Częstochowa (in Polish). No. 547.
- ^ a b Wasilewski 1930, p. 138.
- ^ Podręczna encyklopedya kościelna (in Polish). Vol. XXXVII. Skład głowny w księgarni Gebethnera i Wolffa. 1913. p. 373.
- ^ Wasilewski 1930, p. 139.
- ^ Jego Ekscelencja ks. Jerzy hr. Szembek (PDF) (in Polish). 1901. p. 4.
- ^ Wasilewski 1930, p. 140.
Further reading
[edit]- Wasilewski, Jan (1930). "Arcybiskup Szembek". Arcybiskupi i administratorowie archidiecezji moyhlowskiej (in Polish). Drukarnia Diecezjalna. pp. 134–150.
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