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 Apr 1601
by Claudio Rangoni
Personal details
Born 5 Aug 1559
Gembitz, Kreis Mogilno, Province of Posen, Poland
Died 10 Feb 1624 (age 64)
Gniezno, Poland
Nationality Polish

Wawrzyniec Gembicki (1559-1624) 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 Aug 1559.[1] On 10 Nov 1600, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Chelmno.[1] On 1 Apr 1601, he was consecrated bishop by Claudio Rangoni.[1] On 19 Apr 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Włocławek.[1] On 14 Mar 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 Feb 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 Gembicki" 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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