Tadeusz Rybak

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Tadeusz Rybak
Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Legnica,
Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseLegnica
In office1992 – 2002
Orders
Ordination2 August 1953
Consecration28 April 1977
by Pope Paul IV
Personal details
Born(1929-10-07)October 7, 1929
Milanówek, Poland
Died7 March 2017(2017-03-07) (aged 87)
Alma materJohn Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (ThD)
MottoPer Christum in Spiritu ad Patrem

Tadeusz Rybak (October 7, 1929 – March 7, 2017) was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop. He served as the first Bishop of the Diocese of Legnica between 1992 and 2002; he was also titular bishop of Benepota between 1977 and 1992.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1953, Rybak served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław from 1977 to 1992; he then served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica from 1992 to 2002.[1] He was also titular bishop of the diocese of Benepota, having been appointed on 28 April 1977.[2]

Following the attempted assassination of John Paul II in 1981, Tadeusz would ordain a class of Salvatorian seminarians on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the S.D.S. in the town of Trzebnica.[3]

Tadeusz died on 7 March 2017.[4] He is buried at the Cathedral of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul in Legnica.[2]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Diocese of Legnica
  2. ^ a b "Biskup Tadeusz Rybak – Diecezja Legnicka". diecezja.legnica.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ^ "R.I.P. Fr. Piotr Niewiadomski SDS - Salwatorianie". sds.pl. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Zmarł biskup Tadeusz Rybak". istotne.pl (in Polish). 7 March 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
Religious titles
New diocese Bishop of Legnica
1992 – 2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by Titular Bishop of Benepota
1977 – 1992
Vacant
Title next held by
Leopoldo Hermes Garin Bruzzone