Edmund Michał Piszcz
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Edmund Michał Piszcz (b. November 17, 1929 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) was since 22 October 1988 the bishop of Warmia, Poland. On March 25, 1992, he was promoted to the rank of archbishop, together with his diocese, the Archbishopric of Warmia. He retired May 30, 2006.
He was awarded the German Bundesverdienstkreuz (Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) on 28 October 2004 for supporting German-Polish understanding, in e.g. keeping contacts to the members of Federation of Expellees from Ermland (Warmia).
References
- catholic-hierarchy.org profile
- Krzysztof Rafał Prokop, Biskupi Kościoła katolickiego w III Rzeczpospolitej. Leksykon biograficzny, Universitas, Kraków 1998, p. 114-116
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Warmia 1988–2006 |
Succeeded by Wojciech Ziemba |
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