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Dawid Pilchowski

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Dawid Zygmunt Pilchowski
Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius
Personal details
Born 1735
Died 1803 (aged 67–68)

Dawid Zygmunt Pilchowski (1735–1803) was a Polish clergyman, translator, and educator. He was auxiliary bishop of Vilnius from 1793 to 1803.

Pilchowski was born in 1735 in a village near Augustów.[1] He received an education with the Jesuits and then taught at the Jesuit College in Vilnius.[2][1] After the Jesuits were suppressed by the papal brief titled Dominus ac Redemptor, Pilchowski worked in printing and for the National Education Commission.[1][2] He was auxiliary bishop in 1793 until his death in 1803 in Vilnius.[2][1] As bishop, he also played a role in hospital administration.[3]

According to Leon Rogalski, Pilchowski left his entire estate to schools.[1]

See also

  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vilnius

References

  1. Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Back to citation occurrence 1.3 Back to citation occurrence 1.4 Rogalski, Leon (1871). Historya literatury Polskiéj. Warsaw: Nakładem Michała Glücksberga. p. 182. OCLC 794355477 – via Google Books.
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Glück, Helmut; Häberlein, Mark, eds. (2019). Matthias Kramer: ein Nürnberger Sprachmeister der Barockzeit mit gesamteuropäischer Wirkung. Germany: University of Bamberg Press. p. 194. ISBN 9783863096748.
  3. Back to citation Rybolt, John. (2013). The Vincentians: A General History of the Congregation of the Mission: Volume 3 - Revolution and Restoration 1789–1843. United States: New City Press – via Google Books.