Wacław Józef Świerzawski (14 May 1927 – 7 October 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop and professor.
Wacław Świerzawski | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Sandomierz | |
 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Sandomierz |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 11 December 1949 by Eugeniusz Baziak[1] |
| Consecration | 28 April 1992 by Józef Kowalczyk[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 14, 1927 |
| Died | October 7, 2017 (aged 90) Sandomierz, Poland |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University Academy of Catholic Theology in Warsaw College of Sant'Anselmo |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Pontifical Faculty of Theology Metropolitan Seminary of Kraków |
| Thesis | Faith and Worship in the Pauline Commentaries of Saint Thomas Aquinas (1968) |
Świerzawski was born in Złoczów, Poland (now Zolochiv, Ukraine). He was ordained to the priesthood on 11 December 1949;[1] he received a master's degree in theology from Jagiellonian University and one in canon law from the Academy of Catholic Theology in Warsaw, in addition to a doctorate from the College of Sant'Anselmo in 1968. In 1981, he was appointed associate professor of the Pontifical Faculty of Theology; he was later given tenure in 1988.[2] He would serve as Chair of Homiletics at the Metropolitan Seminary of Kraków between 1975 and 1986.[3]
He served as bishop of the Diocese of Sandomierz from 28 April 1992 to October 2002[4][5] and died on 7 October 2017; his funeral was held on 15 and 16 October.[6] During his life, Świerzawski authored 64 books and over 1,300 articles regarding theology.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Sielepin, Adelajda (31 December 2009). "Biskup Wacław Świerzawski". Ruch Biblijny i Liturgiczny (in Polish). 64 (4): 245. doi:10.21906/rbl.217. S2CID 171369939. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "ks. prof. dr hab. Wacław Świerzawski, Biskup Senior". sandomierz.eu (in Polish). 14 March 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Sławiński, Henryk (2019). "Homiletyka akademicka w Instytucie Liturgicznym - poczatki i rozwój". W służbie tradycji i odnowy liturgicznej. 50 lat Instytutu Liturgicznego w Krakowie (1968–2018): 85. doi:10.15633/9788374388504.08. ISBN 978-83-7438-850-4. S2CID 243157534. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ Sielepin, Adelajda (2019). "Myśl teologiczna krakowskiego Instytutu Liturgicznego w posoborowym pięćdziesięcioleciu (1)". W służbie tradycji i odnowy liturgicznej. 50 lat Instytutu Liturgicznego w Krakowie (1968–2018): 63. doi:10.15633/9788374388504.06. ISBN 978-83-7438-850-4. S2CID 242448940. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Lis, Tomasz (7 October 2017). "Zmarł biskup Wacław Świerzawski". sandomierz.gosc.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
W październiku 2002 r. papież Jan Paweł II przyjął jego rezygnację z obowiązków biskupa sandomierskiego.
- ^ Płaza, Małgorzata (7 October 2017). "Nie żyje biskup Wacław Świerzawski". echodnia.eu (in Polish). Retrieved 17 December 2021.