Edward Likowski

Edward Likowski (26 October 1836 – 20 February 1915) was a Polish Catholic hierarch, who served as the archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland from 1914 until his death in 1915.

His Excellency

Edward Likowski
Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseGniezno
Installed1914
Term ended1915
Orders
Ordination21 December 1861
Consecration1 May 1887
Personal details
Born26 October 1836
Września
Died20 February 1915
Poznań
NationalityPolish
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Biography

Likowski was born on 26 September 1836 in Wrzesnia. He gained a bachelor's in 1861 from Münster and was ordained a priest on 21 December 1861 in the diocese of diocese of Gniezno-Poznań. In 1881 he gained a doctorate in theological studies.[1]

On 17 March 1887 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno-Poznań and Titular Bishop of Aureliopolis in Lydia.[2] He remained in this role until 13 August 1914 when he was promoted to Archbishop of Gniezno-Poznań and hence primate of Poland, filling the position that had been vacant for eight years.[3]

He pursued many academic interests. He was a Church historian, Member of the Academy of Arts, and from 1895 to 1915 President of the Poznań Society of Friends of Science. He was also awarded an honorary Doctor from the Jagiellonian University in 1900.

He died in office on 20 February 1915.

References
  1. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Edward Likowski". Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno at GCatholic.org
  3. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 8, Page 133
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