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Apolinary Wnukowski

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Apolinary Wnukowski
Archbishop of Mohilev
PredecessorJerzy Józef Szembek
SuccessorWincenty Kluczyński
Previous postBishop of Płock (1904 1908)
Orders
Ordination15 June 1872
Personal details
Born1848 (1848)
Died1909 (aged 6061)

Apolinary Wnukowski (1848–1909) was a Catholic clergyman who was Archbishop of Mohilev (1908-1909).

Wnukowski was born in Podolia to Maciej and Anna.[1] He attended the gymnasium in Kamianets-Podilskyi. His theological education continued in Zhytomyr and Saint Petersburg, and he became a priest on 15 June 1872. His theological education in Saint Petersburg ended in 1874,[1] obtaining a magister degree primi ordinis.[2] He was then professor of dogmatics in Zhytomyr and became seminary rector by 1898. He then became Bishop of Płock in 1904 and Archbishop of Mohilev in 1908.[1][3]

Wnukowski died in 1909 and is buried in Zhytomyr.[3] He was a recipient of the Order of Saint Vladimir.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Nowowiejski, Antoni Julian (1917). Plock monografja historyczna. Poland: Rosiński. p. 66. OCLC 652295014 via Google Books.
  2. Wasilewski, Jan (1930). "Arcybiskup Wnukowski". Arcybiskupi i administratorowie archidiecezji mohylowskiej (PDF) (in Polish). pp. 150–152.
  3. 1 2 Gall, Stanisław; Chełmicki, Zygmunt (1915). Podręczna encyklopedya kościelna. Vol. 41–42. Warsaw: Skład głowny w księgarni Gebethnera i Wolffa. p. 393. OCLC 760017129 via Google Books.
  4. Skalski, Jerzy (1968). Rzym a sprawy polskie w okresie porozbiorowym. Warsaw: Instytut Wydawn. "Odrodzenie". p. 33. OCLC 43749550 via Google Books.