Edward Kisiel (24 February 1918 – 28 September 1993) was an archbishop of the Archdiocese of Białystok.
Edward Kisiel | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Białystok | |
| Appointed | 25 March 1992 |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Białystok (1991 – 1992) Apostolic administrator of Białystok (1976 – 1991) Titular bishop of Limata (1976 – 1992) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 14 February 1943 by Kazimierz Bukraba |
| Consecration | 27 June 1976 by Stefan Wyszyński |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1918 Yundelovo |
| Died | 28 September 1993 (aged 75) Białystok |
| Motto | Evangelizare misit me |
Biography
editKisiel was born in 1918 in Jundziłowo to Franciszek and Aniela (née Łowiec) Kisiel; he was baptized on 3 March.[1] He attended gymnasiums in Dzisna and Pinsk, graduating from the latter in 1937.[2] Afterwards, he began attending the seminary in Vilnius. He was ordained a deacon in 1941 and was ordained a priest on 14 February 1943 by Kazimierz Bukraba, bishop of Pinsk.[1]
In 1950, Kisiel began studying dogmatic theology at the University of Warsaw;[1] he obtained a doctorate in January 1953 with the thesis Wartości społeczne Wcielenia według św. Hilarego z Poitiers.[3][4] On 15 January 1976, Kisiel was made chancellor of the diocesan curia.[5] He was appointed apostolic administrator of Białystok and titular bishop of Limaty on 3 May 1976; he was consecrated on 27 June by Stefan Wyszyński.[1]
On 5 June 1991, Kisiel was made bishop of Białystok. On 25 March 1992 - with the promulgation of the papal bull Totus Tuus Poloniae populus - he was made archbishop of Białystok. He received his pallium at the Vatican on 29 June 1992. He resigned from the archdiocese on 15 May 1993 and died on 28 November; he was buried at the Białystok Cathedral.[3][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Kupiński, Marcin (2018). "Życiorys Abp. Edwarda Kisiela" (PDF). Feniks (58): 4–7. ISSN 1234-4915.
- ^ Kraszewska, Anna (2006). "Biskup Edward Kisiel i dzieło katechizacji". Na Drogach Katechezy (128).
- ^ a b Białostockie ulice i ich patroni (PDF). 2012. pp. 140–141.
- ^ "Біскуп Эдвард Кісель" (in Belarusian). Archived from the original on 20 June 2006.
- ^ a b Krahel, Tadeusz (2007). "Od wileńskiej do białostockiej archidiecezji I metropolii" [From the Archdiocese of Vilnius to the Archdiocese and Metropoly of Białystok] (PDF). Rocznik Teologii Katolickiej. VI: 149–157. doi:10.15290/rtk.2007.06.13.