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Polish Roman Catholic bishop From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Szczepan Hołowczyc[a] de armis Pierzchała (19 August 1741–27 August 1823)[1] was an Archbishop of Warsaw[2] and a Senator of Congress Poland.[3]
Szczepan Hołowczyc | |
|---|---|
| Primate of Poland Archbishop of Warsaw | |
 Painting of Hołowczyc by Antoni Brodowski | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Sandomierz |
| Appointed | 29 March 1819 |
| Successor | Adam Prosper Burzyński |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Sandomierz (1819–1820) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1772 |
| Consecration | 6 June 1819 by Adam Michał Prażmowski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1741 |
| Died | 27 August 1823 (aged 82) Warsaw, Congress Poland |
He was the son of Basil and Mary Hołowczyc (née Ostaszkiewicz), who came from a Belarusian noble family located near Pinsk. He was ordained in 1772. From 1774 to 1776, he traveled Europe for scientific purposes; upon returning to Poland, he was made secretary to Andrzej Młodziejowski[4] and later Michał Jerzy Poniatowski.[5] He served as canon at the cathedrals of the Archdiocese of Warsaw in 1781 and of the Archdiocese of Kraków in 1783; he was also dean of the cathedral of the Diocese of Kielce.[4]
Hołowczyc was appointed bishop of Sandomierz on 29 March 1819.[6] On 6 June 1819, he was consecrated as the first Bishop of the Diocese of Sandomierz by Adam Michał Prażmowski, bishop of Płock;[7] he was later made Archbishop of Warsaw in 1820, with Adam Prosper Burzyński succeeding him as Bishop of Sandomierz.[8]
On 17 December 1819, Hołowczyc was appointed Primate of Poland, succeeding Poniatowski.[9][10] He died on 27 August 1823; his funeral was held on 5 September.[11]
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