Ignacy Antoni Raczyński (6 August 1741 – 19 February 1823) was a primate of Poland and archbishop of Gniezno.
Ignacy Raczyński | |
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| Primate of Poland Archbishop of Gniezno | |
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| Previous post(s) | Apostolic administrator of Warsaw (1806 – 1818) Bishop of Poznań (1794 – 1806) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 31 July 1770 |
| Consecration | 9 November 1794 by Franciszek Ksawery Rydzyński |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1741 Małoszyna |
| Died | 19 February 1823 (aged 81) Przemyśl |
Biography
editRaczyński was born in Małoszyna to Antoni and Katarzyna Raczyński. He joined an order of the Jesuits based in Kraków on 5 August 1760;[1][2] he was ordained to the subdiaconate on 26 July 1770, ordained to the diaconate on 29 July 1770, and finally was ordained a priest on 31 July 1770.[3] He later studied at a Jesuit college in Milan; upon his return to Poland in July 1773, he was appointed priest for Brodnica.[2] In 1776, he was appointed a canon of Poznań.[1]
On 12 September 1794, Raczyński was appointed bishop of Poznań;[3] he was consecrated on 9 November 1794 at Wschowa by Franciszek Ksawery Rydzyński, titular bishop of Nicopolis.[4] Raczyński was later appoined archbishop of Gniezno through letters patent granted by Frederick William III on 3 May 1805 and was formally transferred to the Archdiocese of Gniezno on 26 August 1806. In addition, he was appointed apostolic administrator of Warsaw on 17 June 1806.[3][5]
Raczyński assumed control of the Archdiocese of Gniezno on 10 December 1807.[5] He resigned as archbishop of Gniezno in 1818 and moved to a Jesuit college in Rome, moving in 1821 to Brzozowa. He died on 19 February 1823 in Przemyśl.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Chełmicki 1914, p. 133.
- ^ a b Korytkowski 1892, p. 254.
- ^ a b c Riztler, Remigium (1953). Hierarchia catholica medii aevi (in Latin). Vol. 6. p. 349.
- ^ Prokop, Krzysztof (2010). "Sukcesja święceń biskupich pasterzy Kościoła warszawskiego (1798-2007)" (PDF). Prawo Kanoniczne (in Polish). 53 (1–2): 355.
- ^ a b Korytkowski 1892, p. 257.
- ^ Chełmicki 1914, p. 134.
Bibliography
edit- Chełmicki, Zygmunt, ed. (1914). "Raczyński Ignacy". Podręczna encyklopedya kościelna (in Polish). Vol. XXXIII–XXXIV. pp. 133–134.
- Korytkowski, Jan (1892). "Ignacy Raczyński". Arcybiskupi Gnieźnieńscy (in Polish). Vol. V. pp. 253–281.