Jan Kanty Lorek | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Sandomierz | |
 | |
| Appointed | 12 March 1946 |
| Predecessor | Włodzimierz Jasiński |
| Successor | Piotr Gołębiewski |
| Other post(s) | Apostolic administrator of Sandomierz (1936–1946) Titular bishop of Modra (1936–1946) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 July 1911 by Anatol Nowak |
| Consecration | 7 June 1936 by Aleksander Kakowski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 October 1886 |
| Died | 4 January 1967 (aged 80) Sandomierz |
| Motto | Evangelizare pauperibus misit me |
Jan Kanty Rafał Lorek (20 October 1886 – 4 January 1967) was a Roman Catholic bishop of Sandomierz.
Biography
Lorek was born in 1886 in Błażejowice. After being kicked out of school due to his Polish nationality,[1] he entered into minor seminary for the Congregation of the Mission in Kraków in 1902; he entered into an intermediate seminary in 1905 and took his monastic vows on 27 September 1907. Afterwards, he began studying at a theological institute for the Congregation in the neighborhood of Stradom, Kraków; he was given minor orders on 25 March 1909, was ordained to the subdiaconate on 26 March 1910 and was made a deacon on 18 December 1910. He was ordained a priest on 2 July 1911 in Wawel Cathedral by Anatol Nowak,[2] who was auxiliary bishop of Kraków.
In November 1916, Lorek was drafted into the Imperial German Army. He was originally assigned to office work in Opole,[3] later being assigned to take care of Polish seasonal workers and prisoners of war in the Diocese of Hildesheim.[2] In 1921, he was appointed director of the Siemaszko Institution, located in Kraków – he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta on 27 November 1929 for his work in regards to the Institution.[1][3]
In 1930, he was appointed prior and provost of Holy Cross Church. On 4 May 1936, he was appointed apostolic administrator for the Dioese of Sandomierz and titular bishop of Modra by Pius XI; he was consecrated on 7 July 1936 by Aleksander Kakowski,[2] assuming control of the diocese on 9 June.[3] On 12 March 1946, Lorek was appointed the bishop of Sandomierz.[4]
In 1961, Lorek was appointed an assistant to the papal throne. He died on 4 January 1967 after a illness; his funeral was held on 7 January in Sandomierz.[2] He was buried in the cathedral there.[3]
References
- 1 2 Dąbek, Agnieszka (2021). Translated by Grabski, Maciej. "The Conduct of the Sandomierz Diocese Priests. The Case Study of Bishop Jan Kanty Lorek and Rev. Ignacy Życiński". Studia nad Totalitaryzmami i Wiekiem XX. 5: 392. ISSN 2545-241X.
- 1 2 3 4 Batko, Edward (1967). "Ksiądz Biskup Jan Kanty Lorek 1886–1967" (PDF). Nasza Preszłość (in Polish). 26: 246–247. ISSN 0137-3218.
- 1 2 3 4 Stanaszek, Bogdan (13 January 2008). "Nazywano go zdrajcą – komuniści wobec biskupa sandomierskiego Jana Kantego Lorka (1886-1967)". Nasz Dziennik (in Polish). No. 3027.
- ↑ Umiński, Wacław (2008). "Organizacja i rozwój Polskiej Prowincji Zgromadzenia Księży Misjonarzy (CM) w latach 1918-1939". Archiwa, biblioteki i muzea kościelne (in Polish). 80: 346. doi:10.31743/abmk.9471.