Albin Małysiak

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Albin Małysiak C.M. (12 June 1917 – 16 July 2011) was a Polish bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death, he was one of the oldest Catholic bishops and the oldest Polish bishop.[1] He was also a Righteous Among the Nations, having sheltered several Jews during the war.

Biography

Małysiak was born in Kocoń, now Poland, in 1917, and was ordained a priest on 1 May 1941 in the religious institute, the Congregation of the Mission.[1]

He was a chaplain at a hospice (Helcls Home for the Aged and Retarded in Kraków - Dom Ubogich im. Ludwika i Anny Helclów) during the World War II, where, together with Sister Bronisława Wilemska sheltered five Jews in their hospice; for that he was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations in 1993.[2]

He was appointed titular bishop of Beatia and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Kraków on 14 January 1970 and ordained on 5 April 1970. Małysiak remained auxiliary bishop of the diocese until his retirement on 27 February 1993.[1]

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3]Catholic Hierarchy.
  2. 2."The Righteous Among the Nations Database at Yad Vashem Remembrance Authority, The Righteous: Małysiak Albin". Yad Vashem Remembrance Authority. Retrieved 2025-01-27.