Parents:
Joseph Baziak (b. Mar 1854 Zabrzez, Nowy Sacz - d. 18 Jan 1933) buried in Tarnopol, Ukraine
Franciszka Mederska (b. 8 Oct 1869 Pieniazkowice, Nowy Targ - 29 Mar 1954)
Memorials for siblings:
Wladyslawa Baziak - ID 222479950
Maria Baziak Schicula - ID 222480227
Helena Baziak Kotowicz - ID 222480619
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Roman Catholic Church position and titles (abbr)
Monsignor
Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (22 November 1944-1962)
Apostolic Administrator of Archdiocese of Krakow (1951-1962)
Metropolitan Archbishop of Krakow appointment March 3, 1962
Principal Consecrator of Pope St. Karol Józef Wojtyła (Pope John Paul II) - September 28, 1958
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Ordained in 1912. Served as army chaplain in World War I for the Austrian Army.
Interrogated by Soviet NKVD 4 times between 1944-1946. Forced to leave (Lviv) Ukraine on April 26, 1946 by Soviet authorities. Placed as Apostolic Administrator of Krakow after Cardinal Sapieha's death in 1951. He was not placed as Metropolitan Archbishop at this time since, under a 1950 agreement with the Cardinal, approval was required by the Polish (Communist) government and was not forthcoming.
Placed under house arrest and later jailed by Soviet authorities in December, 1952 on charges of espionage in harassment for refusal to condemn priests of his diocese who were charged with espionage.
Funeral led by Bishop Karol Wojtyla, his successor, providing the homily along with Fr. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.
He was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta (Order of Rebirth of Poland) one of Poland's highest honors.
Joseph Baziak (b. Mar 1854 Zabrzez, Nowy Sacz - d. 18 Jan 1933) buried in Tarnopol, Ukraine
Franciszka Mederska (b. 8 Oct 1869 Pieniazkowice, Nowy Targ - 29 Mar 1954)
Memorials for siblings:
Wladyslawa Baziak - ID 222479950
Maria Baziak Schicula - ID 222480227
Helena Baziak Kotowicz - ID 222480619
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Roman Catholic Church position and titles (abbr)
Monsignor
Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (22 November 1944-1962)
Apostolic Administrator of Archdiocese of Krakow (1951-1962)
Metropolitan Archbishop of Krakow appointment March 3, 1962
Principal Consecrator of Pope St. Karol Józef Wojtyła (Pope John Paul II) - September 28, 1958
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Ordained in 1912. Served as army chaplain in World War I for the Austrian Army.
Interrogated by Soviet NKVD 4 times between 1944-1946. Forced to leave (Lviv) Ukraine on April 26, 1946 by Soviet authorities. Placed as Apostolic Administrator of Krakow after Cardinal Sapieha's death in 1951. He was not placed as Metropolitan Archbishop at this time since, under a 1950 agreement with the Cardinal, approval was required by the Polish (Communist) government and was not forthcoming.
Placed under house arrest and later jailed by Soviet authorities in December, 1952 on charges of espionage in harassment for refusal to condemn priests of his diocese who were charged with espionage.
Funeral led by Bishop Karol Wojtyla, his successor, providing the homily along with Fr. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.
He was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta (Order of Rebirth of Poland) one of Poland's highest honors.
Parents:
Joseph Baziak (b. Mar 1854 Zabrzez, Nowy Sacz - d. 18 Jan 1933) buried in Tarnopol, Ukraine
Franciszka Mederska (b. 8 Oct 1869 Pieniazkowice, Nowy Targ - 29 Mar 1954)
Memorials for siblings:
Wladyslawa Baziak - ID 222479950
Maria Baziak Schicula - ID 222480227
Helena Baziak Kotowicz - ID 222480619
___
Roman Catholic Church position and titles (abbr)
Monsignor
Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (22 November 1944-1962)
Apostolic Administrator of Archdiocese of Krakow (1951-1962)
Metropolitan Archbishop of Krakow appointment March 3, 1962
Principal Consecrator of Pope St. Karol Józef Wojtyła (Pope John Paul II) - September 28, 1958
___
Ordained in 1912. Served as army chaplain in World War I for the Austrian Army.
Interrogated by Soviet NKVD 4 times between 1944-1946. Forced to leave (Lviv) Ukraine on April 26, 1946 by Soviet authorities. Placed as Apostolic Administrator of Krakow after Cardinal Sapieha's death in 1951. He was not placed as Metropolitan Archbishop at this time since, under a 1950 agreement with the Cardinal, approval was required by the Polish (Communist) government and was not forthcoming.
Placed under house arrest and later jailed by Soviet authorities in December, 1952 on charges of espionage in harassment for refusal to condemn priests of his diocese who were charged with espionage.
Funeral led by Bishop Karol Wojtyla, his successor, providing the homily along with Fr. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.
He was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta (Order of Rebirth of Poland) one of Poland's highest honors.
Joseph Baziak (b. Mar 1854 Zabrzez, Nowy Sacz - d. 18 Jan 1933) buried in Tarnopol, Ukraine
Franciszka Mederska (b. 8 Oct 1869 Pieniazkowice, Nowy Targ - 29 Mar 1954)
Memorials for siblings:
Wladyslawa Baziak - ID 222479950
Maria Baziak Schicula - ID 222480227
Helena Baziak Kotowicz - ID 222480619
___
Roman Catholic Church position and titles (abbr)
Monsignor
Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (22 November 1944-1962)
Apostolic Administrator of Archdiocese of Krakow (1951-1962)
Metropolitan Archbishop of Krakow appointment March 3, 1962
Principal Consecrator of Pope St. Karol Józef Wojtyła (Pope John Paul II) - September 28, 1958
___
Ordained in 1912. Served as army chaplain in World War I for the Austrian Army.
Interrogated by Soviet NKVD 4 times between 1944-1946. Forced to leave (Lviv) Ukraine on April 26, 1946 by Soviet authorities. Placed as Apostolic Administrator of Krakow after Cardinal Sapieha's death in 1951. He was not placed as Metropolitan Archbishop at this time since, under a 1950 agreement with the Cardinal, approval was required by the Polish (Communist) government and was not forthcoming.
Placed under house arrest and later jailed by Soviet authorities in December, 1952 on charges of espionage in harassment for refusal to condemn priests of his diocese who were charged with espionage.
Funeral led by Bishop Karol Wojtyla, his successor, providing the homily along with Fr. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.
He was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta (Order of Rebirth of Poland) one of Poland's highest honors.
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