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Roman Catholic prelate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Wawrzyniec Gembicki | |
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Archbishop of Gniezno Primate of Poland | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1616–1624 |
Predecessor | Wojciech Baranowski |
Successor | Henryk Firlej |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Chelmno (1600–1610) Bishop of Włocławek (1610–1616) |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1 April 1601 by Claudio Rangoni |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 August 1559 |
Died | 10 February 1624 (age 64) Gniezno, Poland |
Nationality | Polish |
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]
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