Edmund Michał Piszcz
Edmund Michał Piszcz (b. 17 November 1929 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) was, from 22 October 1988, the bishop of Warmia, Poland. On 25 March 1992 he was promoted to the rank of archbishop, together with his diocese, the Archbishopric of Warmia. He retired on 30 May 2006.
He was awarded the German Bundesverdienstkreuz (Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) on 28 October 2004 for supporting German-Polish understanding, in e.g. keeping contacts to the members of Federation of Expellees from Ermland (Warmia).
References
- catholic-hierarchy.org profile
- Krzysztof Rafał Prokop, Biskupi Kościoła katolickiego w III Rzeczpospolitej. Leksykon biograficzny, Universitas, Kraków 1998, p. 114-116
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| Preceded by Jan Władysław Obłąk |
Bishop of Warmia 1988–2006 |
Succeeded by Wojciech Ziemba |
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