Paweł Socha (born 10 January 1935) is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów and the titular bishop of Thunigaba since 20 November 1973 until his retirement on 16 January 2012.
Paweł Socha | |
|---|---|
| Titular bishop of Thunigaba Auxiliary bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 20 November 1973 |
| Term ended | 16 January 2012 |
| Other post(s) | Rector of the Major Theological Seminary in Gościkowo-Paradyż (1975–1978), Vicar General of Zielona Góra-Gorzów (1974–2012) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 May 1958 by Eugeniusz Baziak |
| Consecration | 26 December 1973 by Cardinal Karol Wojtyła |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paweł Socha 10 January 1935 |
| Alma mater | Major Vincentians Theological Seminary in Kraków, Catholic University of Lublin |
Life
editBishop Socha was born in the Roman Catholic family in a present day Masovian Voivodeship. After graduation of the school education, joined the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentian Fathers) in 1951;[1] he made a solemn profession on 8 December 1956, and was ordained as priest on 22 May 1958,[2] after graduation of the Major Vincentians Theological Seminary in Kraków, Poland and a Fundamental Theology at the Catholic University of Lublin, Poland.[1]
After his ordination he was engaged in the pastoral and missionary work and from 1962 he was a professor at the Major Theological Seminary in Gościkowo-Paradyż. Simultaneously he continued to study in the Catholic University of Lublin with obtaining a Doctor of Theology degree in 1969. Also from 1975 until 1978, as a bishop, he was a rector of the same Major Theological Seminary.[1]
On 20 November 1973 he was appointed by the Pope Paul VI as the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gorzów and titular bishop of Thunigaba. On 26 December 1973 he was consecrated as bishop by Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, future Pope John Paul II, and other prelates of the Roman Catholic Church.[2]
In 1974 Socha was appointed as vicar general of the same diocese[1] (it was renamed as the Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów on 25 March 1992), and fulfilled this duty until his retirement on 16 January 2012.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Bp dr Paweł SOCHA – Biskup Senior". Official Website of the Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów (in Polish). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Bishop Paweł Socha, C.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 June 2018.