Władysław Jędruszuk

Władysław Jędruszuk (19 November 1918 – 25 May 1994) was the first bishop of the Diocese of Drohiczyn.

Władysław Jędruszuk
Bishop of Drohiczyn
AppointedJune 1991
Previous post(s)Apostolic administrator of Pinsk (1967 – 1991)
Auxiliary bishop of Pinsk (1962 – 1967)
Titular bishop of Clismy (1962 – 1967)
Orders
Ordination13 May 1943
by Kazimierz Bukraba [pl]
Consecration23 June 1963
by Michał Krzywicki
Personal details
Born(1918-11-19)19 November 1918
Died25 May 1994(1994-05-25) (aged 75)
Sokołów Podlaski
MottoVia, Veritas, Vita

Biography

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Jędruszuk was born in 1918 to Łukasz and Elżbieta Jędruszuk. He began studying at a gymnasium in Drohiczyn in 1929; he later began attending the diocesan seminary in Pinsk in 1937. He was ordained a priest by Kazimierz Bukraba on 13 May 1943. He became a professor of liturgy at the diocesan seminary in Pinsk in 1952.[1]

On 19 November 1962, Jędruszuk was appointed by John XXIII as auxiliary bishop of Pinsk and titular bishop of Clismy.[1] He was consecrated on 23 June 1963 by Michał Krzywicki; he was appointed apostolic administrator of Pinsk after Krzywicki's death.[2] He was then appointed bishop of Drohiczyn in June 1991;[1] he assumed the position on 26 June 1991.[3] He died in 1994 in the hospital at Sokołów Podlaski.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kacyr, Zdzisław (31 December 2005). "Bp Władysław Jędruszuk - pierwszy biskup diecezji drohiczyńskiej". Niedziela Podlaska (in Polish). No. 23/2005. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ Kanabrodzka, Monika (21 May 2019). "Ten, który ukochał Kościół". Niedziela Podlaska (in Polish). No. 21/2019. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ^ Guzewicz, Wojciech (2011). "Geneza, rozwój I formuła wydawnicza "Niedzieli Podlaskiej" – pisma diecezji drohiczyńskiej – w latach 1994-2010". Studia Ełckie (in Polish) (13): 248–249.