Alfred Leo Abramowicz
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Alfred Leo Abramowicz was a Roman Catholic Chicago
auxiliary bishop
who served as Director of the Catholic League for Religious Assistance to Poland from 1960–1995, working as a principal US fund-raising and organizational contact for the Catholic Church in Poland and for the Polish Solidarity movement.
Born in Chicago, Abramowicz attended Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary
and University of St. Mary of the Lake, the latter under rector Reynold Henry Hillenbrand
, and was ordained a priest in Chicago on May 1, 1943. He studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University
in Rome from 1949–1952, earning a licentiate in canon law. After service at several parishes and at the Chicago Metropolitan Tribunal, he was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago and Titular Bishop of Pesto in 1968.
Bishop Abramowicz was a friend and associate of John Paul II, and arranged the details for the visit of then Cardinal Karol Wojtyla to the United States in 1969. For his work for the freedom of Poland, Abramowicz was awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
auxiliary bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
who served as Director of the Catholic League for Religious Assistance to Poland from 1960–1995, working as a principal US fund-raising and organizational contact for the Catholic Church in Poland and for the Polish Solidarity movement.
Born in Chicago, Abramowicz attended Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary
Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary
Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary was an American seminary preparatory school administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago for young men considering the priesthood...
and University of St. Mary of the Lake, the latter under rector Reynold Henry Hillenbrand
Reynold Henry Hillenbrand
Reynold Henry Hillenbrand was a seminal American Roman Catholic Church leader in the Liturgical Movement, Chicago priest and seminary rector,...
, and was ordained a priest in Chicago on May 1, 1943. He studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Gregorian University
The Pontifical Gregorian University is a pontifical university located in Rome, Italy.Heir of the Roman College founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola over 460 years ago, the Gregorian University was the first university founded by the Jesuits...
in Rome from 1949–1952, earning a licentiate in canon law. After service at several parishes and at the Chicago Metropolitan Tribunal, he was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago and Titular Bishop of Pesto in 1968.
Bishop Abramowicz was a friend and associate of John Paul II, and arranged the details for the visit of then Cardinal Karol Wojtyla to the United States in 1969. For his work for the freedom of Poland, Abramowicz was awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.
External links
- :pl:Alfred Abramowicz Alfred Abramowicz Polish-Language Wikipedia page.