Józef Czempiel (born 21 September 1883 in Piekary Śląskie – 4 May 1942) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest, activist. He was murdered in Dachau concentration camp.[1][2][3]
On 13 June 1999, Czempiel was among 108 Polish martyrs of World War II, beatified in Warsaw by Pope John Paul II.
References
- 1.Hoffmann, Bedřich (1994). And who Will Kill You: The Chronicle of the Life and Sufferings of Priests in the Concentration Camps. Pallottinum. ISBN 978-83-7014-223-0.
- 2.Moroz, Walerian M.; Datko, Andrzej (1996). Męczennicy za wiarę 1939-1945: praca zbiorowa (in Polish). Michalineum. ISBN 978-83-7019-133-7.
- 3.Myszor, Jerzy (2009). Kościół na Górnym Śląsku: od diecezji wrocławskiej do archidiecezji katowickiej (in Polish). Księgarnia św. Jacka. ISBN 978-83-7030-691-5.