Tomasz Pirawski

Tomasz Pirawski (1564 – 30 Jul 1625) (Ukrainian: Томаш Піравський) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (1617–1625) and Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Epiro (1617–1625).[1]

Most Reverend

Tomasz Pirawski
Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv
Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Epiro
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Lviv
In office1617–1625
Orders
Consecration27 May 1618
by Jan Andrzej Próchnicki
Personal details
Born1564
Kazimierz, Poland
Died30 Jul 1625 (age 61)
Lviv, Ukraine

Biography

Tomasz Pirawski was born in 1564 in Kazimierz, Poland.[2] On 13 Nov 1617, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv and Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Epiro.[2] On 27 May 1618, he was consecrated bishop by Jan Andrzej Próchnicki, Archbishop of Lviv, with Stanisław Sieciński, Bishop of Przemyśl, and Stanisław Udrzycki, Titular Bishop of Argos and Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv until his death in 30 Jul 1625.[2]

References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 259 with note 8. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Tomasz Pirawski" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 4, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
 Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Epiro
1617–1625		 Succeeded by
Łukasz Kaliński
Preceded by
 Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv
1617–1625		 Succeeded by
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