Michał Franciszek Karpowicz
| Michał Franciszek Karpowicz | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Wigry | |
| File:Portret bp. Michała Franciszka Karpowicza.jpg | |
| Appointed | 5 April 1799 |
| Successor | Jan Klemens Gołaszewski |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1767 |
| Consecration | 30 March 1800 by John Baptist Albertrandi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1744 Kamyenyets, Brest Litovsk Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Died | 5 November 1803 (aged 59) Berżniki |
Michał Franciszek Karpowicz (Lithuanian: Mykolas Pranciškus Karpavičius; 4 October 1744 – 5 November 1803) was a professor of the Vilnius University, participant of the Kościuszko Uprising (1794), and Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Wigry.[1][2] Karpowicz is regarded as the most famous preacher of the Age of Enlightenment in Lithuania and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[1][2] He delivered sermons for ~20 years to the noble participants of the sessions of the Lithuanian Tribunal.[1] His ancestors were Lithuanian nobles which are known since the 15th century.[1]
Biography
Karpowicz was born in Kamyenyets, in the Brest Litovsk Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[2] He was educated between 1757 and 1761 by the Jesuits,[2] entering a Vincentian seminary in Warsaw on 26 July 1761. He was ordained a priest in 1767 and continued to learn philosophy at the Vincentian seminary between 1767 and 1771, after which he taught theology at a seminary in Kraków until 1772.[3] Karpowicz graduated from Vilnius University with a doctorate in theology on 5 August 1774,[4] and was made archdeacon of Smolensk in 1776.[5]
On 22 November 1783, Karpowicz was made professor of dogmatic theology at Vilnius University.[4][6] He was also made a canon of Poznan the same year.[5] Karpowicz was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Wigry on 5 April 1799.[7] He was consecrated on 30 March 1800 in Holy Cross Church by John Baptist Albertrandi,[8] co-consecrated by Tomasz Ostaszewski and Adam Michał Prażmowski.[9] He died on 5 November 1803 in Berżniki and was buried on 12 December 1803 at the monastery in Wigry.[10][11]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Back to citation occurrence 1.3 Kuolys, Darius. "Mykolas Pranciškus Karpavičius". Šaltiniai.info (in Lithuanian). Vilnius University, Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Back to citation occurrence 2.3 Mačiulytė, Kristina. "Mykolas Pranciškus Karpavičius". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- Back to citation Nowodworski 1877, p. 116.
- Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 Ritzler, Remigius (1958). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. VI. p. 446.
- Back to citation occurrence 5.0 Back to citation occurrence 5.1 Mačiulytė, Kristina (2011). "Mykolas Pranciškus Karpavičius". Senosios Lietuvos literatūra, 1253-1795 (PDF) (in Lithuanian). pp. 338–344.
- Back to citation Chełmicki 1910, p. 369.
- Back to citation Nowodworski 1877, p. 118.
- Back to citation Sawicki, Ryszard (2017). "Diecezja wigierska i jej dziedzictwo historyczno-pastoralne". Studia Ełckie (in Polish) (19): 369.
- Back to citation Prokop, Krzysztof (2010). "Sakry i sukcesja święceń biskupich pasterzy diecezji Wigierskiej, Sejneńskiej (Augustowskiej) oraz Łomżyńskiej" (PDF). Studia Teologiczne – Białystok, Drohiczyn, Łomża (in Polish) (28): 336.
- Back to citation Chełmicki 1910, p. 370.
- Back to citation Nowodworski 1877, p. 120.
Bibliography
- Chełmicki, Zygmunt, ed. (1910). "Karpowicz Michał". Podręczna encyklopedya kosćielna (in Polish). Vol. XIX–XX. pp. 369–370.
- Nowodworski, Michał, ed. (1877). "Karpowicz Michał Franciszek". Encyklopedya kosćielna (in Polish). Vol. X. pp. 116–121.