Ryszard Rumianek
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Ryszard Rumianek (7 November 1947 – 10 April 2010) was the rector of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. He died in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash in Smolensk.Prezydenckim Tu-154 leciały najważniejsze osoby w państwie
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Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...
. He was ordained in 1972 by Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński shortly after graduation from the Major Metropolitan Seminary in Warsaw. At the time of his death he was the rector of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. On 5 October 2009, for outstanding achievements in scientific and educational activities for performance in pastoral work he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the
Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...
. On 16 April 2010, he was posthumously awarded the Commander's Cross of Polonia Restituta.


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1947 births 2010 deaths 21st-century Polish Roman Catholic priests Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta Victims of the Smolensk air disaster Clergy from Warsaw {{Poland-reli-bio-stub