Franciszek Jop | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Opole | |
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| Appointed | 28 June 1972 |
| Successor | Alfons Nossol |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic administrator of Opole (1956 – 1972) Apostolic administrator of Kraków (1952 – 1956) Auxiliary bishop of Sandomierz (1945 – 1956) Titular bishop of Daulis (1945 – 1956) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 August 1919 by Marian Józef Ryx |
| Consecration | 19 May 1945 by Jan Kanty Lorek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1897 |
| Died | 24 September 1976 (aged 78) |
Franciszek Jop (8 October 1897 – 24 September 1976) was the Polish Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Opole from its formation in 1972 to his death in 1976. He previously served as apostolic administrator of the Apostolic Administration of Opole from 1956 to 1972, apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Kraków from 1952 to 1956, and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sandomierz from 1945 to 1956.
Biography
editJop was born in Stara Słupia to Jan and Rozalia Jop. He was first educated at Nowa Słupia and Sandomierz,[1] graduating from a gymnasium from Warsaw in 1914. He began attending the diocesan seminary in Sandomierz after graduating, where he received a tonsure and was ordained to the minor orders on 4 June 1917 by Marian Józef Ryx. He was ordained to the subdiaconate on 12 October 1919 and to the diaconate on 1 August 1920 by Paweł Kubicki. He was ordained a priest on 29 August 1920 at Sandomierz Cathedral by Marian Józef Ryx.[2]
In 1919, Jop was sent to study canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University.[3] He received a baccalaureate degree on 10 July 1920, a Licentiate of Canon Law on 13 July 1921, and a doctorate on 17 July 1922. He was appointed as professor of the diocesan seminary in Sandomierz on 6 September 1922, where he taught canon and secular law, as well as liturgy. Jop was appointed chancellor of the diocesan curia for the Diocese of Sandomierz in 1925.[4] In the same year, he began editing the Kronika Diecezji Sandomierskiej , a monthly newspaper that was operated by the diocesan curia.[5] He would serve as its editor until 14 February 1949.[6]
On 24 October 1945, Jop was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sandomierz and titular bishop of Daulis. He was consecrated on 19 May 1946 in Sandomierz by Jan Kanty Lorek. His co-consecrators were Czesław Kaczmarek and Franciszek Sonik.[5] Later that same year, Jop was appointed dean of the cathedral chapter in Sandomierz.[7] He was appointed vicar general of the Diocese of Sandomierz on 29 May 1946.[8]
On 28 April 1951, Jop was appointed by Pope Pius XII as administrator of church territories located in Opole Silesia, though he was not able to assume control of the territories there. He was elected as vicar capitular of the Archdiocese of Kraków on 13 December 1952.[9][10] He assumed control of the Archdiocese on 17 December.
References
edit- ^ Moskal 2016, p. 44.
- ^ Moskal 2016, p. 46.
- ^ Górecki 2016a, p. 286.
- ^ Moskal 2016, pp. 47–48.
- ^ a b Szymański 2016, p. 117.
- ^ Moskal 2016, p. 53.
- ^ Moskal 2016, p. 55.
- ^ Górecki 2016a, p. 287.
- ^ Szymański 2016, pp. 117–118.
- ^ Kuś 1978, p. 35.
Bibliography
edit- Górecki, Piotr (2016a). "Spuścizna pisarska biskupa Franciszka Jopa (1897-1976)". Przegląd Piśmiennictwa Teologicznego (in Polish). 22 (2): 283–289.
- Górecki, Piotr, ed. (2016b). Życie i posługa biskupa Franciszka Jopa (1897-1976) (in Polish).
- Moskal, Tomasz. "Działalność ks. Franciszka Jopa i okres jego posługi biskupiej w Sandomierzu". In Górecki (2016b), pp. 43–62.
- Szymański, Andrzej. "Ks. biskup dr Franciszek Jop - prawodawca diecezji opolskiej". In Górecki (2016b), pp. 115–164.
- Kuś, Jan (1978). "Biskup Franciszek Jop jako wikariusz kapitulny w Krakowie (1952-1956)". Studia Teologiczno-Historyczne Śląska (in Polish). 6: 35–44.