Stefan Antonin Mdzewski

Stefan Antonin Mdzewski, O.P. (1653–1718) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (1699–1718) and Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk (1690-1699).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend

Stefan Antonin Mdzewski
Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno
Titular Bishop of Calama
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Gniezno
In office1699–1718
Orders
Ordination2 May 1671
Consecration12 Mar 1690
by Bogusław Leszczyński (bishop)
Personal details
Born1653
Plock
Died16 May 1718 (age 65)
Gniezno, Poland
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Lutsk (1690–1699)

Biography

Stefan Antonin Mdzewski was born in Plock in 1653 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers on 2 May 1671.[1] On 11 Jan 1690, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VIII as Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk and Titular Bishop of Calama.[1] On 12 Mar 1690, he was consecrated bishop by Bogusław Leszczyński (bishop), Bishop of Lutsk, with Andrzej Chryzostom Załuski, Bishop of Kyiv and Chernihiv, serving as co-consecrator.[1] On 13 Aug 1699, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno.[1] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno until his death on 16 May 1718.[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[1]

  • Kazimierz Jan Szczuka, Bishop of Chelmno (1693);
  • Kazimierz Łubieński, Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków (1701);
  • Aleksander Benedykt Wyhowski, Bishop of Lutsk (1703); and
  • Jan Mikolaj Łubieniecki, Bishop of Bacău (1711).
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References
  1. "Bishop Stefan Antonin Mdzewski, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Gniezno" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 27, 2016
  3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 27, 2016
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lutsk". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Lutsk (Ukraine)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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