Church Catholic Church Predecessor Wojciech Baranowski Nationality Polish | In office 1616-1624 Successor Henryk Firlej | |
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Consecration 1 Apr 1601
by Claudio Rangoni Died 10 February 1624, Gniezno, Poland | ||
Wawrzyniec Gembicki (1559-1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Gniezno (1616-1624), Bishop of Włocławek (1610-1616), and Bishop of Chelmno (1600-1610).
Biography
Wawrzyniec Gembicki was born in Gembitz, Poland on 5 Aug 1559. On 10 Nov 1600, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Chelmno. On 1 Apr 1601, he was consecrated bishop by Claudio Rangoni. On 19 Apr 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Włocławek. On 14 Mar 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Gniezno. He served as Archbishop of Gniezno until his death on 10 Feb 1624. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Jan Wężyk, Bishop of Przemyśl (1620).
References
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