Marian Przykucki
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Archbishop
Marian Przykucki (27 January 1924 - 16 October 2009) was the Polish
Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień from 1992 until May 1, 1999.
in 1924, Marian Przykucki was ordained a parish priest on 19 February 1950, aged 26, in Poznań
, Poland.
On 12 December 1973, aged 49, he was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań and Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha. On 3 February 1974 he was ordained as Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha. On 15 June 1981 he was appointed as Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chełmno (Culma) in which Kashubians
live. He took care for the usage of Kashubian language
in liturgy.
On 25 March 1992, aged 68, he was appointed Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland. He retired on 1 May 1999.
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
Marian Przykucki (27 January 1924 - 16 October 2009) was the Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień from 1992 until May 1, 1999.
Background
Born in SkokiSkoki
Skoki is a town in Poland, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Wągrowiec County, with 3,779 inhabitants . It is located about 40 km north of Poznań...
in 1924, Marian Przykucki was ordained a parish priest on 19 February 1950, aged 26, in Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
, Poland.
On 12 December 1973, aged 49, he was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań and Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha. On 3 February 1974 he was ordained as Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha. On 15 June 1981 he was appointed as Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chełmno (Culma) in which Kashubians
Kashubians
Kashubians/Kaszubians , also called Kashubs, Kashubes, Kaszubians, Kassubians or Cassubians, are a West Slavic ethnic group in Pomerelia, north-central Poland. Their settlement area is referred to as Kashubia ....
live. He took care for the usage of Kashubian language
Kashubian language
Kashubian or Cassubian is one of the Lechitic languages, a subgroup of the Slavic languages....
in liturgy.
On 25 March 1992, aged 68, he was appointed Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland. He retired on 1 May 1999.