Stefan Aleksander Zwierowicz (26 December 1842 – 3 January 1908) was a Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Sandomierz and of the Diocese of Vilnius.
Stefan Aleksander Zwierowicz | |
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| Bishop of Sandomierz | |
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| Appointed | 16 April 1897 |
| Predecessor | Antoni Ksawery Sotkiewicz |
| Successor | Marian Józef Ryx |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 December 1869 |
| Consecration | 16 November 1897 by Mečislovas Leonardas Paliulionis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1842 Wyrozęby, Poland |
| Died | 3 January 1908 (aged 65) Sandomierz, Poland |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Vilnius (1897 – 1902) |
Biography edit
Zwierowicz was born in Wyrozęby.[1] He attended high school in Białystok, from which he graduated in 1861. After this, he attended the seminary in Vilnius,[2] graduating in 1864. He then began to attend the seminary in St. Petersburg, where he was ordained in 1869. He completed his studies in 1870, attaining a magister's in theology.[3]
In April the same year, Zwierowicz was appointed a professor at the seminary in Vilnius,[3] where he taught the history of the Catholic Church as well as theology and exegesis.[4] He also served as rector of a local high school between 1877 and 1878, and would later become rector of the seminary between 1882 and 1883.[3]
In 1887, Zwierowicz was made canon of the cathedral in Vilnius; he was made administrator of the Diocese in Vilnius in 1897,[5] succeeding Ludwik Zdanowicz. In April that year, he was appointed Bishop of Vilnius; he was consecrated in November in St. Petersburg by Mečislovas Leonardas Paliulionis, Bishop of Samogitia.[6] In 1902, he was exiled to Tver for issuing a letter to the clergy of the Diocese of Vilnius that condemned the Russification of schools within the diocese.[7] In September, he was appointed by Pope Leo XIII as Bishop of Sandomierz.[8] He assumed control of the diocese on 30 December.[9]
Zwierowicz died in 1908 and was buried at the cathedral in Sandomierz.[10]
References edit
- ^ Szot 2018, p. 17.
- ^ Królikowski 2012, p. 257.
- ^ a b c Szot 2018, p. 18.
- ^ Biblioteka warszawska (in Polish). Vol. I. 1903. p. 205.
- ^ Wiśniewski 1913, p. 32.
- ^ Szot 2018, p. 19.
- ^ Królikowski 2012, pp. 258, 262.
- ^ Szot 2018, p. 27.
- ^ Moskal 2018, p. 36.
- ^ Wiśniewski 1913, p. 35.
Bibliography edit
- Wiśniewski, Jan (1913). "Stefan Aleksander Zwierowicz". Biskupi sandomierscy (in Polish). pp. 32–35.
- Królikowski, Janusz (2012). "Okólnik biskupa Stefana Zwierowicza z 1902 r. zabraniający dzieciom katolickim uczęszczania do szkół cerkiewnych" [Bishop Stefan Zwierowicz's 1902 Circular Letter Prohibiting Catholic Children from Attending to the Orthodox Church Schools]. Studia Sandomierskie (in Polish). 12 (2): 257–262.
- Szot, Adam (2018). "Stefan Aleksander Zwierowicz – biskup wileński (1897-1902)" [Stefan Aleksander Zwierowicz – Bishop of Vilus (1897-1902)]. Studia Sandomierskie (in Polish). 25: 17–30.
- Moskal, Tomasz (2018). "Bp Stefan Zwierowicz jako ordynariusz diecezji sandomierskiej". Studia Sandomierskie (in Polish). 25: 31–46.
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