Goswin, Bishop of Poznan was a 12th-century Polish

bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

, whose death was reported in the obituary of the Abbey of St. Vincent under the daily date 5 April. His

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is not known, but it is presumed he was a

Bishop of Poznań A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...

.''Monumenta Poloniae Historica'', volume V, page685 part e
In the catalogue of Bishops of Poznań there is a large gap from 1112 AD, when the bishop was Pavel, until 1146AD, when Bogufał was bishop. Goswin could therefore have been bishop between Paul and Bogufał.

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