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Polish Catholic priest (1977–2016) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jan Adam Kaczkowski (July 19, 1977 – March 28, 2016) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest, doctor of theological sciences, bioethicist, vlogger, and director of the Puck Hospice.
Jan Kaczkowski | |
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| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Gdańsk |
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| Ordination | 15 June 2002 |
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| Born | 19 July 1977 Gdynia, Poland |
| Died | 28 March 2016 (aged 38) Sopot, Poland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Education | Gdańsk Theological Seminary |
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Jan Kaczkowski was born on July 19, 1977, in Gdynia, Poland. After graduating from high school, Kaczkowski was admitted to the Gdańsk Theological Seminary, where in 2002 he defended his master's thesis in theology. The same year he was ordained a priest. Kaczkowski continued his studies, and in 2007 obtained a doctorate in theology at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, and a year later he completed postgraduate studies in bioethics at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków.[1]
From 2004, he engaged himself in the creation of a hospice in Puck.[2] He coordinated the construction of the hospice from 2007 to 2009. He remained the director of the institution until his death. In addition to working at the hospice, he worked as a catechist at a high school from 2004 to 2011, as well as serving as a vicar.[3]
Kaczkowski suffered from health problems from birth, having a severe eyesight deficit and left-sided paresis. In 2012, he was further diagnosed with glioblastoma, and he died from the condition on March 28, 2016.[1][4][5]
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