Francis Rowinski

Francis Carl Rowinski (September 10, 1918 August 4, 1990) was born in Dickson City, Pennsylvania. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 17, 1939, and consecrated bishop on May 9, 1959, and served as diocesan Bishop of the Western Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church from 1959 to 1978, when he was appointed Prime Bishop of the PNCC. He was appointed Bishop Ordinary of the Buffalo-Pittsburgh Diocese of the PNCC on October 3, 1978, and retired in June, 1990.


Francis Rowinski
Prime Bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church
Rowinski in 1977
PredecessorThaddeus Zielinski
SuccessorJohn Swantek
Orders
OrdinationMay 17, 1939
ConsecrationMay 9, 1959
Personal details
Born(1918-09-10)September 10, 1918
Dickson City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 4, 1990(1990-08-04) (aged 71)

References

  • The History of All Saints Cathedral of the Polish National Catholic Church (Chicago, Illinois, 1996)


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