His Excellency Ignacy Tokarczuk | |
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| Archbishop of Przemyśl | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Archdiocese of Przemyśl |
| In office | 1965 - 1993 |
| Predecessor | Franciszek Barda |
| Successor | Józef Michalik |
| Previous post | Priest inŁebuniap.70 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 June 1942 by Eugeniusz Baziak |
| Consecration | 6 February 1966 by Stefan Wyszyński |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1918 Łubianki Wyższe, Poland |
| Died | 29 December 2012(2012-12-29) (aged 94) Przemyśl, Poland |
Ignacy Tokarczuk (1 February 1918 – 29 December 2012) was a Polishprelate of theRoman Catholic Church.[1]
Tokarczuk was born inŁubianki Wyższe nearTarnopol. He was ordained a priest by BishopEugeniusz Baziak inLvov on 21 June 1942. On 2 December 1965 he was appointed a Bishop of theDiocese of Przemyśl, and was consecrated by CardinalStefan Wyszyński on 6 February 1966. On 2 June 1991 Tokarczuk was bestowed a personal title ofarchbishop byJohn Paul II. On 25 March 1992 he became ametropolitanArchbishop of Przemyśl.[2] As the Bishop of Przemysl, he was known for building a great number of churches in his diocese despite the lack of having permission to build from the communist authorities. It is said that he has erected nearly 430 churches during his tenure as a bishop.[3] He was also a great supporter of theSolidarity movement. For his uncompromising stance in the defense of the institution of the Catholic Church in thePeople's Republic of Poland, he was repeatedly harassed by the Polish Security Service. Tokarczuk retired from theArchdiocese of Przemyśl on 17 April 1993 and was succeeded by ArchbishopJózef Michalik.
Tokarczuk was also a recipient of theOrder of White Eagle, and from 2007 to 2009, he was a member of the Grand Chapter of the Order.
