Antoni Julian Nowowiejski

Antoni Julian Nowowiejski

Antoni Julian Nowowiejski (1858-1941) was a Polish bishop of Płock (1908-1941), titular archbishop of Silyum, first secretary of Polish Episcopal Conference (1918-1919), honorary citizen of Płock, historian, murdered by Nazis in Soldau concentration camp near Działdowo, 1941 and beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1999 as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War Two.

Biography

Antoni Julian Nowowiejski was born on 11 February 1858 in Lubienia near Opatów. He studied in Płock and St. Petersburgh and in 1881 he received the Holy Orders. He became a professor and a rector of the Płock Seminary, became the canon of Płock and vicary-general of the Płock diocese. On 12 June 1908 he was nominated for the Płock bishop; on 6 December received the sacra, and the ingress in Płock Cathedral took place on 10 January 1909.

As the leader of the Płock diocese he carried out an administration reform, devoting much attention to catholic education (among other things, he created a lower seminary). During the First World War, he was active in charitative organizations.

He oversaw a diocesesian synod (in 1927 and 1938) and initiated a local chapter of Akcja Katolicka (Catholic Action). In November 1930 he became the titular archbishop of Silyum.

In September 1939 German invasion of Poland marked the beginning of the Second World War. One of the Nazi's goal was the destruction of Polish intelligentsia. In 1940 Antoni Julian Nowowiejski, together with Płock's suffragan bishop Leon Wetmański was arrested by Nazi Germans. Imprisoned in Słuck and Działdowo, he died on 28 May 1941 in Soldau concentration camp.

beatified by Pope John Paul II on 13 June 1999 as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War Two.

Works

Antoni Julian Nowowiejski was the author of many works in the realm of history and liturgy. He wrote on history of Płock and Catholic liturgy; his "Cereminiał parafialny" (Parish ceremony) became a standard textbook for parish priests, and received seven editions before the war. University of Warsaw awarded him a honorary title of "doctor honoris causa".

Selected works:
* Wykład liturgii Kościoła katolickiego
* Ceremoniał parafialny

References

*pl icon [http://www.nowowiejski.ota.pl/index.php?page=author BŁ. ABP ANTONI JULIAN NOWOWIEJSKI] , retrieved on 25 September 2007

Further reading

*Piotr Nitecki, "Biskupi Kościoła w Polsce w latach 965 - 1999", ISBN 8321113117, Warszawa 2000

External links

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bnowo.html Archbishop Bl. Antonio Giuliano Nowowiejski] at catholic-hierarchy.org
* [http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintae5.htm Antoni Julian Nowowiejski] at catholic-forum.com


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