Feliks Łukasz Lewiński, Brochwicz III coat of arms[1] (24 October 1751 – 5 April 1825) was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Podlachia from 1818 until his death in 1825. He previously served as the auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Kujawy-Pomorze from 1795 to 1818.
Feliks Łukasz Lewiński | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Podlachia | |
| Appointed | 30 March 1819 |
| Successor | Jan Marceli Gutkowski |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary bishop of Kujawy-Pomorze (1795 – 1818) Titular bishop of Erythae (1795 – 1818) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 January 1776 by Jan Dembowski |
| Consecration | 19 March 1795 by Jan Rybiński |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1751 |
| Died | 5 April 1825 (aged 73) Święte |
Biography
editFeliks Lewiński was born in Lewino to Franciszek and Konstancja Lewiński. He was a descendent of the Brochwicz szlachta family. He was first educated at a Jesuit college in Stare Szkoty and later entered into the diocesan seminary at Włocławek on 12 September 1775. He was ordained a priest on 4 January 1776 at Włocławek Cathedral by Jan Dembowski. After his ordination, he studied at Jagiellonian University (then called Kraków Academy), where he obtained a doctorate in both laws. He was appointed canon of the Diocese of Włocławek in 1783 and served as chancellor of the diocesan consistory from 1787 to 1797.[2] In 1788 and 1789, he served as a deputy of the Crown Tribunal.[3]
On 11 May 1790, Lewiński was appointed parish priest in Gdańsk.[4] He was appointed civil military commissioner for Kujawy Voivodeship in 1791;[3] he was also appointed to the Order of Saint Stanislaus in the same year.[5] On 13 November 1793, he was appointed by Jan Rybiński as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Kujawy-Pomorze; he was further appointed as titular bishop of Erythae on 12 September 1794. He was consecrated on 19 March 1795 in Niesułków by Jan Rybiński. His co-consecrators were Iwon Rygowski and Mikołaj Dembowski.[4]
Between 27 February 1796 and 1818, Lewiński served as vicar general of the Diocese.[6] After the death of Jan Rybiński, Lewiński was appointed to serve as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Kujawy-Pomorze in 1806.[7] On 9 July 1809, he was appoined justice of the peace for the powiat of Radziejów in the Duchy of Warsaw.[4] He was nominated by Tsar Alexander I as bishop of the newly-formed Diocese of Podlachia on 11 August 1818, in accordance with article 42 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland.[6] He was officially appointed by Pope Pius VII through papal bull on 30 March 1819, assuming control of the diocese on 9 October 1819.[8]
As bishop of Podlachia, Lewiński divided the diocese into two deaneries and appointed the first cathedral chapter of the Diocese, consisting of 12 people.[9] On 11 May 1819, he was appointed to serve in the 1820 term of the Sejm of Congress Poland and awarded the Order of Saint Anna.[10] As a senator, he sat on comissions for religious denominations and public education.[1] He died on 5 April 1825 at Święte and was buried at the cathedral in Janów Podlaski.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b Cieszkowski, Stanisław (1891). Senatorowie Księstwa Warszawskiego i Królestwa Kongressowego: 1807 – 1815 – 1831 (in Polish). p. 46.
- ^ Dmowski 2005, p. 89.
- ^ a b "Lewiński Feliks Łukasz". Podręczna encyklopedya kościelna (in Polish). Vol. XXIII–XXIV. 1911. p. 311.
- ^ a b c Dmowski 2005, p. 90.
- ^ Pruszkowski 1897, p. 108.
- ^ a b Dmowski 2005, p. 91.
- ^ Orgelbrand, Samuel (1901). "Lewiński Feliks Łukasz". Encyklopedja powszechna (in Polish). p. 280.
- ^ Dmowski 2005, pp. 93–94.
- ^ Dmowski 2005, pp. 94–95.
- ^ Pruszkowski 1897, p. 109.
- ^ Dmowski 2005, p. 96.
Bibliography
edit- Dmowski, Rafał (2005). "Biskup Feliks Łukasz Lewiński - pierwszy biskup diecezji janowskiej, czyli podlaskiej" (PDF). Mozaika Ziemi Łosickiej religia-kultura-polityka (in Polish). pp. 89–97.
- Pruszkowski, Józef (1897). Janów Biskupi czyli Podlaski (in Polish). pp. 107–109. Retrieved 7 December 2024.