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Roman Catholic prelate

Wawrzyniec Gembicki
Archbishop of GnieznoPrimate of Poland
Church Catholic Church
In office 1616–1624
Predecessor Wojciech Baranowski
Successor Henryk Firlej
Previous post(s) Bishop of Chelmno (1600–1610) Bishop of Włocławek (1610–1616)
Orders
Consecration 1 April 1601by Claudio Rangoni
Personal details
Born 5 August 1559Gembitz, Kreis Mogilno, Province of Posen, Poland
Died 10 February 1624 (age 64)Gniezno, Poland
Nationality Polish

POL COA Nałęcz

Wawrzyniec Gembicki (5 August 1559 – 10 February 1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Gniezno (1616–1624), Bishop of Włocławek (1610–1616), and Bishop of Chelmno (1600–1610).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Wawrzyniec Gembicki was born in Gembitz, Poland on 5 August 1559.[1] On 10 November 1600, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Chelmno.[1]On 1 April 1601, he was consecrated bishop by Claudio Rangoni.[1] On 19 April 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Włocławek.[1] On 14 March 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Gniezno.[1] He served as Archbishop of Gniezno until his death on 10 February 1624.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Jan Wężyk, Bishop of Przemyśl (1620).[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Archbishop Wawrzyniec embicki" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Gniezno" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ^ "Diocese of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. ^ "Diocese of Włocławek " GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  6. ^ "Diocese of Pelplin" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  7. ^ "Diocese of Pelplin" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byPiotr Tylicki Bishop of Chelmno 1600–1610 Succeeded byMaciej Konopacki
Preceded byMaciej Pstrokoński Bishop of Włocławek 1610–1616 Succeeded byPaweł Wołucki
Preceded byWojciech Baranowski Archbishop of Gniezno 1616–1624 Succeeded byHenryk Firlej

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