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Jerzy Józef Szembek

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Jerzy Józef Szembek
Archbishop of Mohilev
Appointed9 November 1903
PredecessorBolesław Hieronim Kłopotowski
SuccessorApolinary Wnukowski [pl]
Previous post(s)Bishop of Płock (1901 – 1903)
Orders
Ordination19 March 1893
Consecration30 June 1901
by Bolesław Hieronim Kłopotowski
Personal details
Born(1851-06-14)14 June 1851
Died7 August 1905(1905-08-07) (aged 54)

Jerzy Józef Elizeusz Szembek (14 June 1851 – 7 August 1905) was a Roman Catholic bishop of the Archdiocese of Mohilev.

Biography

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Szembek was born to Józef and Józefa (née Moszyńskich) Szembek. After finishing schooling in 1869, he studied the history of Polish literature and law at Jagiellonian University.[1] On 25 July 1890, he began to attend the seminary in Saratov;[2][3] he was ordained on 19 March 1893.[1] He was later made a vicar of the cathedral in Saratow the same year.[2]

On 16 April 1901, Szembek was appointed Bishop of Płock;[4] he was consecrated on 30 April by Bolesław Hieronim Kłopotowski, with assistance from Antanas Baranauskas and Karol Antoni Niedziałkowski.[5] On 9 November 1903, he was appointed by Pius X as Archbishop of Mohilev.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Winiarek, Roman (25 April 2002). "JERZY JÓZEF ELIZEUSZ HRABIA SZEMBEK (1851 – 1905)". Gazeta Częstochowa (in Polish). No. 547.
  2. ^ a b Wasilewski 1930, p. 138.
  3. ^ Podręczna encyklopedya kościelna (in Polish). Vol. XXXVII. Skład głowny w księgarni Gebethnera i Wolffa. 1913. p. 373.
  4. ^ Wasilewski 1930, p. 139.
  5. ^ Jego Ekscelencja ks. Jerzy hr. Szembek (PDF) (in Polish). 1901. p. 4.
  6. ^ Wasilewski 1930, p. 140.

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