100 Notable alumni of
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
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The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin is 301st in the world, 106th in Europe, and 6th in Poland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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John Paul II
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- authorautobiographerarchbishopprofessorpolitician
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Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century, as well as the third-longest-serving pope in history, after St. Peter and Pius IX.
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Stefan Wyszyński
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishopCatholic deaconwriter
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Stefan Wyszyński was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Warsaw and Archbishop of Gniezno from 1948 to 1981. He previously served as Bishop of Lublin from 1946 to 1948. He was created a cardinal on 12 January 1953 by Pope Pius XII. As Archbishop of Gniezno, Wyszyński possessed the title, "Primate of Poland".
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Wojciech Cejrowski
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- Studied history of art
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- explorerwritersociologistpublicistphotographer
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Wojciech Daniel Cejrowski is a Polish radio journalist, satirist, photographer, travel writer, artistic director of the Discover World library, and a member of The Explorers Club.
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Dominik Tarczyński
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- politicianfilm director
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Dominik Tarczyński is a Polish politician and journalist, who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2020 and was a member of the Sejm (MP) from 2015 to 2020.
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Przemysław Czarnek
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- In 2001 graduated with magister degree in jurisprudence
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- university teacherjuristpolitician
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Przemysław Czarnek is a Polish politician and academic who was the Polish Minister of Education and Science from 2020 to 2023. He was voivode of the Lubelskie Voivodeship from 2015 to 2019 and elected in 2019 as a member of the 9th Sejm as a member of Law and Justice. Czarnek is notable for his opposition to LGBT rights, his controversial comments on women's rights, and supporting corporal punishment for children. He unsuccessfully competed for his party's nomination in the 2025 Polish presidential election.
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Konrad Krajewski
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- Catholic priest
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Konrad Krajewski is a Polish Catholic prelate who has served as Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity since 2013. He served as Papal Master of Ceremonies from 1998 to 2013. In 2013, he was appointed as Papal Almoner to coordinate the charitable concerns of Pope Francis and lead the Office of Papal Charities; this became the Dicastery for the Service of Charity with the apostolic constitution Praedicate evangelium in June 2022. Pope Francis created Krajewski a cardinal on 28 June 2018.
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Janusz Palikot
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- businesspersonpolitician
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Janusz Marian Palikot is a Polish politician, activist and businessman. Palikot studied philosophy and became wealthy as a businessman who dealt with crates and distilled beverages. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005 in the 6 Lublin district, running on the Civic Platform list, and was re-elected in 2007.
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Marek Kuchciński
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- 1974-1978 studied art history
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- journalistpolitician
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Marek Tadeusz Kuchciński is a Polish politician and member of the Sejm, first elected in 2001. Prior to 2015, he served as one of the Deputy Marshals of the Sejm, nominated by the Law and Justice (PiS) parliamentary club, and also held the position of head of the party's parliamentary caucus. From 2015 to 2019, during the period when Law and Justice held a majority in both houses of parliament, he served as Marshal of the Sejm.
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Bogdan Borusewicz
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- In 1975 graduated with magister degree in study of history
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- historianpoliticiantrade unionist
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Bogdan Michał Borusewicz is a Polish politician who served as the Marshal of the Polish Senate from 20 October 2005 to 11 November 2015. Borusewicz was a democratic opposition activist under the Communist regime, a member of the Polish parliament (Sejm) for three terms and first Senate Marshal to serve two terms in this office. He served as the Acting President of Poland for a few hours in 2010.
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Sławoj Leszek Głódź
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- archbishopCatholic bishopCatholic priestmilitary chaplainbishop
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Sławoj Leszek Głódź is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Gdańsk from 2008 to 2020. He has been a bishop since 1991 and before that spent a decade working in the Roman Curia.
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Kazimierz Nycz
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- Catholic bishopCatholic priesttransitional deacon
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Kazimierz Nycz is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Archbishop of Warsaw from 2007 to 2024. He was Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg from 2004 to 2007, after serving more than fifteen years as auxiliary bishop of Kraków. Pope Benedict XVI elevated him to the rank of cardinal in 2010.
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Beata Mazurek
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- Studied in 1991
- Occupations
- politician
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Beata Mazurek, née Cieluch is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7,012 votes in 7 Chełm district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list. After Law and Justice won the parliamentary election in 2015 she became a spokeswoman in December 2015.
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Henryk Gulbinowicz
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- lecturerCatholic bishopCatholic priestuniversity teacherpreacher
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Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Wrocław from 1976 to 2004. Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal in 1985. In 2020, he was banned from making public appearances following a Holy See investigation that confirmed allegations that he had committed sexual abuse and evidence that he had been a secret police informant from 1969 to 1985. Following his death, Gulbinowicz was forbidden to have his funeral service at the city’s Cathedral of St. John the Baptist or to be buried in the cathedral.
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Piotr Szczepanik
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- singeractorcomposer
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Piotr Stanisław Szczepanik was a popular Polish singer and actor.
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Vasyl Kuk
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- publicistcomposer
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Vasyl Stepanovych Kuk was a Ukrainian nationalist activist and militant who was the last leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, following the death of Roman Shukhevych. In 1954, he was captured by Soviet KGB troops and spent six years in prison without a court sentence.
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Michał Heller
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- priestphysicistphilosophertheologianwriter
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Michał Kazimierz Heller, also known as Michael Heller, is a Polish philosopher, theoretical physicist, cosmologist, theologian, and Catholic priest. He is a professor of philosophy at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków, Poland, and an adjunct member of the Vatican Observatory staff.
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Wiesław Myśliwski
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- editing staffscreenwriterprose writerwriterplaywright
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Wiesław Myśliwski is a Polish novelist. He is a two-time recipient of the Nike Award, the most important literary prize for Polish literature.
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Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz
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- psychiatristsexologist
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Zbigniew Kazimierz Lew-Starowicz was a Polish psychiatrist and psychotherapist, expert in sexology and national consultant in this field, and professor of medical science. He worked at VIZJA University (then the University of Finance and Management in Warsaw). He was awarded the Knight's Cross (1997) and the Officer's Cross (2012) of the Order of Polonia Restituta. Lew-Starowicz died on 13 September 2024, aged 80.
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Franciszek Blachnicki
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- lecturerwriterCatholic priestuniversity teachereducator
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Franciszek Blachnicki was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Light-Life movement, also known as the Oasis Movement, and the Secular Institute of the Immaculate Mother of the Church. He founded several other movements and religious congregations that would address a range of social and ethical issues. These issues included anti-alcoholism and human rights. His movements first came about after starting out as simple retreats designed for both altar servers and families that later began to address a series of issues in Poland at the time. His concern for human rights came during the communist era in Poland as well as his experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II in which he was incarcerated in Auschwitz and other concentration camps under the German Nazi regime.
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Jan Hartman
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- authorphilosophernon-fiction writeruniversity teacher
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Jan Marek Hartman is a Polish-Jewish philosopher specializing in bioethics, writer, anticlerical, opinion journalist and politician, professor of the humanities.
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Mirosław Piotrowski
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- historianpolitician
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Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski is an independent Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He was originally elected in 2004 with the League of Polish Families, then part of the Independence and Democracy grouping. At the 2009 election, he was re-elected for Law and Justice.
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Edmund Niziurski
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- writerscience fiction writer
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Edmund Niziurski was a popular Polish writer, author of numerous humorous novels and stories for children, recipient of the Order of the Smile.
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Rafał Dutkiewicz
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- politician
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Rafał Dutkiewicz is a Polish politician and entrepreneur who served as the city mayor of Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland from 2002 to 2018.
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Marian Jaworski
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- philosopherCatholic bishopCatholic priest
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Marian Franciszek Jaworski was a Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Lviv of the Latins in the Roman Catholic Church. He was a close friend of Pope John Paul II.
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Adrian Józef Galbas
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- Studied in 1995-1998
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- Catholic priestCatholic clericCatholic bishopreligious
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Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C. is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Metropolitan Archbishop of Warsaw since December 2024. He became Archbishop of Katowice in May 2023, after sixteen months as coadjutor there. He was auxiliary bishop of Ełk from 2020 to 2021. He is a professed member of the Pallottines (Society of the Catholic Apostolate).
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Julia Hartwig
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- translatorpoetessayistwriter
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Julia Hartwig-Międzyrzecka was a Polish writer, poet and translator, considered to be one of Poland's most important poets.
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Artur Zawisza
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- Studied philosophy and Polish studies
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- politicianpolonist
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Artur Wojciech Zawisza is a Polish far-right politician and biogas plant industrialist. He served as a Sejm member of the Law and Justice party (2001–2007) and was subsequently the vice-president of the Libertas Poland (2009–2014), National Movement (Poland) (2014–2018) and Federation for the Republic (2018–2019) parties. He has been the president of the Union of Producers and Employers of Biogas and Biomethane Industry (UPEBBI) nationwide syndicate since 2021.
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Anna Moskwa
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- Studied sociology
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- sociologisteconomist
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Anna Moskwa is a Polish politician who served as the Minister of Climate and Environment under Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in his second cabinet from 2021 to 2023. She is the second minister to hold the position, after inaugural minister Michał Kurtyka. Moskwa has also previously served as Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Marine Economy and Inland Navigation.
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Mieczysław Mokrzycki
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
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Mieczysław Mokrzycki is a Polish-born Catholic prelate, currently serving as the archbishop of Lviv of the Latins in Ukraine.
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Tadeusz Gocłowski
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
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Tadeusz Gocłowski, C.M. was a Roman Catholic archbishop.
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Wacław Depo
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- university teacherCatholic bishopCatholic priest
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Wacław Tomasz Depo is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Częstochowa since 2012. He was previously the bishop of the Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów from 2006 to 2012.
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Stanisław Wielgus
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- university teacherCatholic priestphilosopherCatholic bishopmedievalist
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Stanisław Wojciech Wielgus is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church, who resigned his position as Archbishop of Warsaw on 6 January 2007, just one day after being installed in that post in a private ceremony, just before the start of his public installation, because of revelations that he cooperated with the Polish communist secret police decades earlier. He was Bishop of Płock from 1999 to 2007.
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Andrzej Dzięga
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- archbishopCatholic priesttheologianjuristuniversity teacher
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Mons. Dr. Andrzej Dzięga is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who was an metropolitan archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień from 2009 to 2024. He was bishop of the Diocese of Sandomierz from 2002 to 2009.
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Tomasz Strzembosz
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- historianuniversity teachertrade unionist
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Tomasz Strzembosz was a Polish historian and writer who specialized in the World War II history of Poland. He was a professor at the Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Political Studies, in Warsaw; and, from 1991, at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Strzembosz was a resident of Warsaw, Poland.
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Ireneusz Krosny
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- mime artistactor
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Ireneusz Krosny is a Polish actor and mime artist. Born in Tychy, between 1982 and 1992 he worked with three amateur pantomime groups, most notably, "Scena Pantomimy", founded and led by Krosny. He began his professional career in 1992 with the solo act "One Mime Theatre". He received several top awards at comedy festivals in Poland, and also had his own television shows there. He began his international career in 1997, performing throughout Europe as well as in North America and Asia. He was guest at the Chunchon International Mime Festival in South Korea and many other festivals, such as the "Lachmesse" in Germany, "Kaukliar" festival in Slovakia, "Bodylanguage Festival" in Sweden, the Edinburgh Fringe, and the "Festival du Rire" in Montreux, where he also won the Golden Rose of Montreux for the best international act. In the USA he received the Critic's Choice Award from The Chicago Reader:
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Marzena Okła-Drewnowicz
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- politician
- Biography
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Marzena Okła-Drewnowicz is a Polish politician, from 2023 to 2025, she held the office of the Minister of Senior Citizens Affairs She has been a member of the Sejm since 2007.
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Jerzy Braun
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- opinion journalistphilosopherpoetliterary criticscreenwriter
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Jerzy Bronisław Braun, ps. "Bronisław Rogowski" was a Polish writer, political activist, poet, playwright, literary critic, columnist, screenwriter, philosopher, scout, the last chairman of the Council of National Unity (from March to July 1945), and the last Government Delegate for Poland from June 1945.
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Józef Kupny
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishopreligion sociologistCatholic deacon
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Józef Piotr Kupny is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He has been archbishop of Wrocław since 2013 and vice president of the Polish Episcopal Conference since 2024. He was previously auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Katowice from 2006 to 2013.
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Wiesław Śmigiel
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- Catholic deaconCatholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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Wiesław Śmigiel is the incumbent Roman Catholic metropolitan archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień. He previously served as the bishop of the Diocese of Toruń from 2017 to 2024 and as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pelplin from 2012 to 2017.
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Elżbieta Kruk
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- politician
- Biography
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Elżbieta Małgorzata Kruk is a Polish politician, a member of Law and Justice (national conservative political party in Poland). She was a member of the Sejm between 2001–2006, and again from 2007 until 2019..
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Krzysztof Kozłowski
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- 1950-1956 graduated with magister degree in philosophy
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- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Krzysztof Jan Kozlowski was a Polish journalist and politician. He served as Poland's Minister of the former Interior and Administration with the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki from 1990 until 1991. (The single ministry was split into two separate ministries in 2011). Kozlowski also served as the first Chief of the Urząd Ochrony Państwa (UOP) from 1990 to 1992 and was elected to the Senate of the Republic of Poland for four terms.
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Danuta Kuroń
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- 1970-1976 graduated with magister degree in study of history
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- journalisttrade unionist
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Danuta Kuroń is a Polish trade union and democratic activist. She was an underground organizer for the trade union Solidarity in the Polish People's Republic, and she edited and contributed reporting to their periodicals.
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Ewa Kurek
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- non-fiction writeropinion journalisthistorianuniversity teacherhistorian of Modern Age
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Ewa Kurek is a Polish historian specializing in Polish-Jewish history during World War II. She has been associated with the far-right, and her revisionist views regarding the Holocaust in Poland have been widely categorized as indicative of antisemitism and Holocaust denial.
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Arkadiusz Czartoryski
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- politician
- Biography
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Arkadiusz Czartoryski is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 14,753 votes in 18 Siedlce district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.
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Damian Zimon
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- theologianCatholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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Damian Zimoń is metropolitan archbishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Katowice.
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Janusz Krupski
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- historiantrade unionist
- Biography
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Janusz Krupski was a Polish historian, member of the democratic opposition to communist rule in Poland during the People's Republic of Poland and a government official.
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Alojzy Orszulik
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Alojzy Orszulik S.A.C. was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop.
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Zygmunt Zimowski
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- university teacherCatholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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Zygmunt Zimowski was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Archbishop Zimowski had served until his death in July 2016 as President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers, having been head of that office since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 April 2009. He previously served as bishop of Radom from 2002 until 2009.
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Ryszard Bender
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- Studied in 1955
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- politicianuniversity teacherPolish scouthistoriannon-fiction writer
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Ryszard Janusz Bender was a Polish right-wing politician and historian. He is noted for his characterization of Auschwitz as a "labour camp", attracting allegations of Holocaust denial.
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Adam Szal
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Adam Jan Szal is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Przemyśl since 2016. He was previously the auxiliary bishop of the Przemyśl and titular bishop of Lavellum.
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Ignacy Tokarczuk
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishopuniversity teacherarchbishop
- Biography
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Ignacy Tokarczuk was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Grzegorz Tobiszowski
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- politician
- Biography
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Grzegorz Józef Tobiszowski is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7662 votes in 31 Katowice district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.
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Mieczysław Maliński
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- poetwriterCatholic priesttheologianopinion journalist
- Biography
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Mieczysław Maliński was a Polish Catholic priest, theologian and writer.
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Izabela Kloc
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Izabela Helena Kloc, née Lazar is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 5,185 votes in 30 Rybnik district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.
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Józef Pieracki
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- actor
- Biography
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Józef Pieracki was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1953 to 1986.
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Rafał Wnuk
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- historian
- Biography
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Rafał Wnuk is a Polish historian, editor of several historical periodicals, employee of the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences and of the Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN). Wnuk was a student of the Polish historian Tomasz Strzembosz.
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Jan Emeryk Rościszewski
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- In 1988 studied study of history
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- insurance brokerentrepreneurmanager
- Biography
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Jan Emeryk Rościszewski is a Polish business executive, diplomat and Poland's ambassador to France since April 2022. Previously, he served as the Chairman of the Management Board of PKO Bank Polski in 2021.
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Henryk Tomasik
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Henryk Marian Tomasik was the bishop of Radom in the years 2009-2021. He previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce.
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Mieczysław Krąpiec
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- philosopher
- Biography
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Mieczysław Albert Maria Krąpiec OP was a Polish Thomist philosopher, theologian and rector of John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin between 1970 and 1983. Krąpiec was a founder of the Lublin school of Thomism.
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Zbigņevs Stankevičs
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- university teacherCatholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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Zbigņevs Stankevičs is a Latvian Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Riga since 2010. He previously served in leadership at the Seminary Institute of Religious Sciences in Riga.
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Jarosław Urbaniak
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- politician
- Biography
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Jarosław Piotr Urbaniak is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7,400 votes in 36 Kalisz districts as a candidate from the Civic Platform list.
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Marian Gołębiewski
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- Studied in 1966-1968
- Occupations
- lecturerCatholic bishopCatholic priestuniversity teachertheologian
- Biography
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Marian Gołębiewski was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an archbishop of Wrocław from 2004 to 2013. From 1996 to 2004, he was Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg.
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Bronisław Dembowski
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Bronisław Dembowski was a Polish Catholic bishop.
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Edward Ozorowski
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- Catholic priestpriestCatholic bishoptheologian
- Biography
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Edward Ozorowski was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He served as the Auxiliary bishop in Białystok from 1979 to 2006. Ozorowski then served as the Metropolitan bishop in Białystok from 2006 to 2017.
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Boleslaw Pylak
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- theologianCatholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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Bolesław Pylak was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was one of the oldest Roman Catholic bishops in Poland. Pylak was born in Łopiennik Górny, Poland and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1948 from Archdiocese of Lublin. Pylak was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Lublin diocese as well as Titular bishop of Midica on 14 March 1966, and ordained a bishop on 29 May 1966. Pylak was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Lublin on 27 June 1975 and served in that capacity (becoming Archbishop in 1992 when Lublin became an Archdiocese) until his retirement on 14 June 1997.
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Eugeniusz Popowicz
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- Catholic deaconCatholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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Archbishop Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz is a Polish Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as an archbishop-metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw since 7 November 2015. Also he served as an apostolic administrator of the newly created Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Olsztyn–Gdańsk since 25 November 2020 until 23 January 2021. Previously he served as a titular bishop of Horrea Coelia and auxiliary bishop of Przemyśl–Warsaw from 4 November 2013 until 7 November 2015.
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Sławomir Zawiślak
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- politician
- Biography
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Sławomir Zawiślak is a Polish politician.
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Bogdan Wojtuś
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- theologianCatholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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Bogdan Józef Wojtuś was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Gniezno from 1988 until 2012.
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Jerzy Mazur
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Jerzy Mazur SVD is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk since 2003. He was previously a missionary, as well as a bishop in Siberia and the titular bishop of Tabunia.
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Mariusz Handzlik
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- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Mariusz Handzlik was a Polish diplomat, the Undersecretary of State in the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland and since October, 2008 in charge of foreign policy.
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Jan Gajek
- Occupations
- Catholic priesttheologianGreek-Catholic priestwriter
- Biography
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Jan Sergiusz Gajek is the Apostolic Administrator of the Belarusian Greek Catholic Church which is a sui iuris (independent) Eastern Catholic Church on the territory of Belarus. It is in full communion with the Holy See.
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Józef Milik
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- archaeologistCatholic priestbiblical scholar
- Biography
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Józef Tadeusz Milik was a Polish biblical scholar and a Catholic priest, researcher of the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) through the deserts of Judea/Jordan, and translator and editor of the Book of Enoch in Aramaic (fragments).
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Jan Bernard Szlaga
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- university teacherCatholic priesttheologianpriestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Jan Bernard Szlaga was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin, Poland. He was born the youngest of six children of Jan and Helena (Sciesińska) Szlaga.
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Adam Dyczkowski
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- theologianCatholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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Adam Feliks Dyczkowski was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop.
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Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki
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- poetwriter
- Biography
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Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki is a Polish poet.
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Hanna Malewska
- Occupations
- translatorwriter
- Biography
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Hanna Malewska was a Polish historian and writer, author of historical stories and novels, translator, Home Army soldier, member of the Tygodnik Powszechny team, and editor-in-chief of the monthly Znak.
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Krzysztof Grabczuk
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- politician
- Biography
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Krzysztof Grabczuk is a Polish politician serving as a member of the Sejm since 2019. From 2008 to 2010, he served as marshal of Lublin Voivodeship. From 2002 to 2006, he served as mayor of Chełm.
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Anna Schmidt
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- politician
- Biography
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Anna Katarzyna Schmidt-Rodziewicz is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm (9th term) representing the constituency of Krosno. She previously also served in the 8th term of the Sejm (2015–2019).
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Władysław Bobowski
- Occupations
- Catholic bishopclericCatholic priest
- Biography
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Władysław Bobowski was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop.
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Kazimierz Ryczan
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Kazimierz Ryczan was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop.
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Paweł Socha
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Paweł Socha is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów and the titular bishop of Thunigaba since 20 November 1973 until his retirement on 16 January 2012.
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Halina Bortnowska
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- In 1961 graduated with magister degree in philosophy
- Occupations
- editing staffopinion journalisttheologianphilosophertranslator
- Biography
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Halina Bortnowska was a Polish social and ecumenical activist, and publicist. She was born in Toruń on 23 September 1931, and died on 19 June 2024, at the age of 92.
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Nicolai Dubinin
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Nicolai Gennadyevich Dubinin, O.F.M. Conv. is a Russian prelate of the Catholic Church as the Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena and Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow since 30 July 2020.
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Wojciech Zajączkowski
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- 1982-1987 graduated with magister degree in study of history
- Occupations
- civil servantdiplomatpolitical scientisthistorian
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Wojciech Jacek Zajączkowski is a Polish diplomat and historian. Since 2025 he is serving as Underseceretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prior to that he was Ambassador of Poland to China (2018–2023), Russia (2010–2014), and Romania (2008–2010).
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Gerard Kusz
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Gerard Alfons Kusz was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He was auxiliary bishop of Opole (1985–1992) and Gliwice (1992–2014).
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Marzena Wróbel
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Marzena Dorota Wróbel is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7,524 votes in 17 Radom district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.
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Krzysztof Michałkiewicz
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Krzysztof Stefan Michałkiewicz is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 11,246 votes in 6 Lublin district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.
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Stepan Sus
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- Catholic priestchaplainCatholic bishopCatholic deacon
- Biography
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Bishop Stepan Sus is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as Titular Bishop of Zygris and Curial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Galicia since 15 November 2019.
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Jan Styrna
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Jan Styrna was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate.
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Anna Brzezińska
- Occupations
- historianwriter
- Biography
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Anna Brzezińska is a Polish writer.
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Jan Wieczorek
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Jan Wieczorek was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He was auxiliary bishop of Opole from 1981 to 1992 and bishop of Gliwice from 1992 to 2011.
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Vasyl Semeniuk
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Vasyl Semeniuk is the Metropolitan Archeparch of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv, an archeparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The eparchy is in the ecclesiastical province of Kyiv-Halych.
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Vitaliy Krivitskiy
- Occupations
- Catholic deaconCatholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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Bishop Vitalii Kryvytskyi or Vitaliy Krivitskiy, S.D.B. is a Ukrainian Roman Catholic prelate serving as the diocesan bishop of Kyiv–Zhytomyr since 30 April 2017.
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Teofil Wilski
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Teofil Józef Wilski was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He was titular bishop of Castellum in Mauretania and auxiliary bishop of Kalisz from 1995 to 2011.
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Ryszard Karpiński
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishopCatholic theologianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Ryszard Karpiński was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Lublin from 1985 to 2011. He was also the titular bishop of Minervium until his death.
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Jakub Skiba
- Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- In 1986 graduated with magister degree in study of history
- Occupations
- historiancivil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Jakub Tadeusz Skiba is a Polish civil servant and diplomat who has been serving as a deputy Minister of Interior and Administration (2015–2017), ambassador of Poland to Brazil (2020–2023).
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Zofia Zdybicka
- Occupations
- nunphilosopher
- Biography
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Zofia Józefa Zdybicka is a nun and philosopher. She has been a professor at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin since 1978. Her order name is Maria Józefa in the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus in Poland. She is a specialist in ontology and the philosophy of religion.
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Stanisław Gogacz
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Stanisław Gogacz is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Senate of Poland (10th term) representing the constituency of Lublin.
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Andrzej Pruszkowski
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Andrzej Marek Pruszkowski is a Polish Politician who formerly served as the president (mayor) of Lublin from 1998 to 2006. Member of Law and Justice.
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Jan Masiel
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jan Tadeusz Masiel is a Polish politician. In the years 2004-2009 he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Greater Poland Voivodship with the Self-Defense, a Non-Inscrit in the European Parliament.
