Andrzej Śliwiński

Bishop Andrzej Śliwiński

Andrzej Józef Śliwiński (January 6, 1939 – September 9, 2009) was the first bishop of the Polish Roman Catholic Diocese of Elbląg. The diocese was established on March 25, 1992.

Biography

Śliwiński was born in Werblinia, Poland, in 1939. He was ordained a Catholic priest on December 17, 1961.

Andrzej Śliwiński became the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Elbląg upon its creation on March 25, 1992. He remained the head of the diocese until August 2, 2003, and was succeeded by Elbląg's second bishop, Jan Styrna.

Bishop Andrzej Śliwiński died on September 8, 2009, in Elbląg, Poland, at the age of 70.

References

• Catholic Hierarchy: Bishop Andrzej Józef Sliwinski