Antoni Julian Nowowiejski
| Blessed Antoni Julian Nowowiejski | |
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A tablet to beatified bishop Nowowiejski in Cathedral of Płock.
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| Bishop of Płock | |
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11 February 1858 Lubienia, Poland |
| Died | 28 May 1941 (aged 83) Działdowo, Poland |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | May 28 |
Antoni Julian Nowowiejski (11 February 1858 – 28 May 1941) was a Polish bishop of Płock (1908–1941), titular archbishop of Silyum, first secretary of Polish Episcopal Conference (1918–1919), honorary citizen of Płock and historian. He died at the hands of the Germans in Soldau concentration camp near Działdowo on 28 May 1941, and was subsequently beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1999 as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II.
Antoni Julian Nowowiejski was born on 11 February 1858 in Lubienia near Opatów. At sixteen he entered the diocesan seminary at studied Płock. He received Holy Orders on July 10, 1881. The following year he obtained a degree in theology from the Academy of Saint Petersburg. Nowowiejski became a professor and a rector of the Płock Seminary, canon of Płock and in 1902 vicar general of the Płock diocese. He was ordained bishop of Płock on 6 December 1908.
As the leader of the Płock diocese he carried out an administrative reform, devoting much attention to catholic education (among other things, he created a lower seminary). During the First World War, he was active in charity organizations. He oversaw two diocesians (synods) in 1927 and 1938, and initiated a local chapter of "Akcja Katolicka" (Catholic Action). In November 1930, he became the titular archbishop of Silyum.
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