Romuald Jalbzhikovsky ( Polish. Romuald Jałbrzykowski ; February 7, 1876 - June 19, 1955 ) - the Polish Catholic bishop . From 1925 to 1926 - Bishop of Lomza . From 1926 until his death in 1955 - Archbishop of Vilnius .
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| June 24, 1926 - June 19, 1955 | ||||||
| Church | Catholic Church | |||||
| Predecessor | Jan Tseplyak | |||||
| Successor | Julijonas Steponavicius | |||||
| Birth | February 7, 1876 der. Lentovo-Domb, Russian Empire now Podlaskie Voivodeship Poland | |||||
| Death | June 19, 1955 (79 years) Bialystok , Poland | |||||
| Buried | Bialystok Cathedral | |||||
| Adoption of holy dignity | March 9, 1901 | |||||
| Episcopal consecration | November 30, 1918 | |||||
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Biography
Born in the village of Lentovo-Domb, now the commune of Kolaki-Koscieln , Podlaskie Voivodeship , Poland . He graduated from the Catholic Seminary and Theological Academy in St. Petersburg . March 9, 1901 ordained to the priesthood . On July 29, 1918, he was appointed Vicar Bishop of the Avgustov Diocese (now the Diocese of Lomza ), along with his appointment he received the title of titular Bishop Cusae. The episcopal consecration took place on November 30, 1918 [1] .
December 14, 1925 became the Bishop of Lomza . He spent only six months in this position, since on June 24, 1926, he was appointed Archbishop of Vilna . Yalbzhikovsky became the second archbishop of Vilna (Vilnius) and the first really to take this post, since the first archbishop of the archdiocese Jan Tseplyak created in 1925 died in February 1926 in the USA , not having time to come to Poland (in 1922-1939 Vilnius was part of Poland).
At the post of archbishop, Yalbzhikovsky supported the policy of polonization of the Vilna region [2] , there was not a single Lithuanian in the headquarters of the archdiocese. Even after the transfer of Vilnius to Lithuania on October 10, 1939, the archbishop opposed the strengthening of Lithuanian influence, he gave permission to read sermons in Lithuanian only in December 1939 and only for a limited number of churches [2] .
In 1935, Archbishop Yalbzhikovsky allowed saint Faustina Kowalska for the first time to publicly show the believers in Ostara Bram the icon Jesus, trust in Thee , which was the beginning of the spread of the Divine Mercy cult in the Catholic Church [3] .
In 1942, he was arrested by the fascist German forces occupying Lithuania. He was in prison until the liberation of Lithuania by the Soviet army in 1944, but in January 1945 he was arrested by the Soviet authorities, released a month later and was exiled to Poland [4] . The residence of the Archbishop Jalbzhikovsky was located in Bialystok . Since 1945, Bialystok was included in the metropolis of Vilnius, and the archbishop of Vilnius simultaneously served as the apostolic administrator of Bialystok, in which the Cathedral of the Vilnius Archdiocese was located. Although in the period 1945-1955, Archbishop Yalbzhikovsky did not have the opportunity to visit Vilnius, he continued to be considered the legitimate archbishop.
Died June 19, 1955 in Bialystok. Buried in the city's cathedral .
Notes
- ↑ Archbishop Romuald Jałbrzykowski
- ↑ 1 2 Andrei Gayosinskas. Lithuanian Christian life
- ↑ Catherine M. Odell. Faustina: The Apostle of Divine Mercy. ISBN 0-87973-923-1
- ↑ St. Petersburg martyr of clergy and laity
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| Predecessor: Jan Tseplyak | Archbishop of Vilnius June 24, 1936 - June 19, 1955 | Successor: Julijonas Steponavicius |