Wawrzyniec Gembicki

Wawrzyniec Gembicki
Archbishop of Gniezno
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Church Catholic Church
In office 1616–1624
Predecessor Wojciech Baranowski
Successor Henryk Firlej
Orders
Consecration 1 April 1601
by Claudio Rangoni
Personal details
Born 5 August 1559
Gembitz, Kreis Mogilno, Province of Posen, Poland
Died 10 February 1624 (age 64)
Gniezno, Poland
Nationality Polish
Previous post Bishop of Chelmno (1600–1610)
Bishop of Włocławek (1610–1616)

Wawrzyniec Gembicki (5 August 1559 – 10 February 1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Gniezno (1616–1624), Bishop of Włocławek (1610–1616), and Bishop of Chelmno (1600–1610).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Biography

Wawrzyniec Gembicki was born in Gembitz, Poland on 5 August 1559.[1] On 10 November 1600, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Chelmno.[1] On 1 April 1601, he was consecrated bishop by Claudio Rangoni.[1] On 19 April 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Włocławek.[1] On 14 March 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Gniezno.[1] He served as Archbishop of Gniezno until his death on 10 February 1624.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Jan Wężyk, Bishop of Przemyśl (1620).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Archbishop Wawrzyniec embicki" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
  2. ↑ "Archdiocese of Gniezno" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ↑ "Diocese of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. ↑ "Diocese of Włocławek " GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  6. ↑ "Diocese of Pelplin" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  7. ↑ "Diocese of Pelplin" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Piotr Tylicki		 Bishop of Chelmno
1600–1610		 Succeeded by
Maciej Konopacki
Preceded by
Maciej Pstrokoński		 Bishop of Włocławek
1610–1616		 Succeeded by
Paweł Wołucki
Preceded by
Wojciech Baranowski		 Archbishop of Gniezno
1616–1624		 Succeeded by
Henryk Firlej


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