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. Following the death of

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in 1830, Bąkiewicz would assume the role of

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. Prior to Burzyński's death, he served as

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. Bąkiewicz was appointed as bishop on 9 January 1840; he would not be consecrated and was buried in

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. Following his death, the tsar of Russia nominated three people to succeed him; these men were Józef Joachim Goldtmann, Thadée Kotowski and Antoine Lubienski. In a letter to

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, dated 1 May 1843,

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refused to examine their bulls of institution. By 1844 - as a result of the tsar's impatience - Józef Goldtman was appointed as Bąkiewicz's successor.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bakiewicz, Klemens Polish Roman Catholic priests 1760 births 1842 deaths