Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

Marian Przykucki (27 January 1924 – 16 October 2009) was the Polish

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of Szczecin-Kamień from 1992 until 1 May 1999.

Background

Born in

Skoki Skoki () is a town in Poland, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Wągrowiec County, with 4,003 inhabitants (2010). It is located about 40 km north of Poznań. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Skoki. History Establ ...

in 1924, Marian Przykucki was ordained a parish priest on 19 February 1950, aged 26, in

Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

, Poland. On 12 December 1973, aged 49, he was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań. On 3 February 1974 he was ordained as Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha. On 15 June 1981 he was appointed as Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chełmno (Culm) in which Kashubians live. He took care for the usage of

Kashubian language Kashubian () or Cassubian (; ; ) is a West Slavic language belonging to the Lechitic subgroup.Stephen Barbour, Cathie Carmichael, ''Language and Nationalism in Europe'', Oxford University Press, 2000, p.199, In Poland, it has been an officia ...

in liturgy. On 25 March 1992, aged 68, he was appointed Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland. He retired on 1 May 1999.

Death

Archbishop Emeritus Przykucki died on 16 October 2009, aged 85.

External links and References

Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Marian Przykucki

Zmarł Ksiądz Arcybiskup Senior Marian Przykucki
(Polish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Przykucki, Marian 1924 births 2009 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Poland Clergy from Poznań Clergy from Szczecin Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Titular bishops of Glendalough Archbishops of Szczecin-Kamień