Antoni Ksawery Sotkiewicz
| Antoni Ksawery Sotkiewicz | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Sandomierz | |
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| Predecessor | Józef Michał Juszyński |
| Successor | Stefan Aleksander Zwierowicz |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 August 1849 by Józef Goldtmann |
| Consecration | 20 May 1883 by Wincenty Teofil Popiel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antoni Franciszek Ksawery Sotkiewicz 12 January 1826[1] Bardo, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland |
| Died | 4 May 1901 (aged 75) Sandomierz, Poland |
Antoni Franciszek Ksawery Sotkiewicz (12 January 1826 – 4 May 1901) was a Roman Catholic bishop of Sandomierz and professor. Ordained a priest in 1849, he served as a professor in various institutions before being consecrated Bishop of Sandomierz in 1883.
Biography
Sotkiewicz was born on 12 January 1826. He began attending the seminary in Sandomierz in 1842.[2] He was ordained a subdeacon on 25 July 1849 and a deacon on 29 July; he was ordained a priest on 5 August by Józef Goldtmann.[3] He obtained a doctorate of theology from the Akademia Duchowna w Warszawie in 1850.[4] On 24 August 1853, he was appointed viceregent and a professor of the diocesian seminary in Sandomierz.[5] He was nominated a professor of church law at the Akademia Duchowna w Warszawie on 22 December 1861 and would serve as professor until 1867.[6] He also served as the publisher and editor of Przegląd Katolicki,[7] a Catholic weekly newspaper.
On 15 November 1877, Sotkiewicz was appointed apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Warsaw.[6] He was consecrated Bishop of Sandomierz on 20 May 1883, with Wincenty Teofil Popiel as primary consecrator and Karol Hryniewiecki & Szymon Marcin Kozłowski as co-consecrators.[8] In 1899, he was appointed by Leo XIII as a Roman count and an assistant to the papal throne.[9]
Sotkiewicz died during the night between 3 and 4 May 1901; he was buried in the cathedral at Sandomierz.[9]
References
- Back to citation Kubicki 1931, p. 1.
- Back to citation Wójcik 1974, p. 169.
- Back to citation Kubicki 1931, p. 6.
- Back to citation Orgelbrand, Samuel (1902). Encyklopedja powszechna. Vol. XIII. p. 636.
- Back to citation Kubicki 1931, p. 12.
- Back to citation occurrence 6.0 Back to citation occurrence 6.1 Wójcik 1974, p. 170.
- Back to citation Biblioteka Warszawska. Vol. II. 1902. p. 387.
- Back to citation Kubicki 1931, p. 106.
- Back to citation occurrence 9.0 Back to citation occurrence 9.1 Wójcik 1974, p. 171.
Bibliography
- Kubicki, Paweł (1931). Antoni Ksawery Sotkiewicz biskup sandomierski 1826-1901 (in Polish).
- Wójcik, Walenty (1974). "Bp Antoni Sotkiewicz (1826-1901)". Prawo Kanoniczne (in Polish). 17 (1–2): 169–194. doi:10.21697/pk.1974.17.1-2.09.