Stefan Wyszyński
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His Eminence Stefan Wyszyński Servant of God |
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| Cardinal Archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw Primate of Poland |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
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Archdiocese of Gniezno Archdiocese of Warsaw |
| In office | 12 November 1948 – 28 May 1981 |
| Predecessor | August Hlond |
| Successor | Józef Glemp |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (1957–1981) |
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| Ordination | 3 August 1924 by Wojciech Stanisław Owczarek |
| Consecration | 12 May 1946 by August Hlond |
| Created Cardinal | 12 January 1953 by Pope Pius XII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Stefan Wyszyński |
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3 August 1901 Zuzela, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 28 May 1981 (aged 79) Warsaw, Poland |
| Previous post | Bishop of Lublin (1946–1948) |
| Motto | Soli Deo ("To God alone") |
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| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Servant of God |
| Attributes | Cardinal's attire |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Warsaw |
Stefan Wyszyński (3 August 1901 – 28 May 1981) was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the bishop of Lublin from 1946 to 1948, archbishop of Warsaw and archbishop of Gniezno from 1948 to 1981. He was created a cardinal on 12 January 1953 by Pope Pius XII as the Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere. He assumed the title of Primate of Poland. Stefan Wyszyński was often called the Primate of the Millennium.
The case for his beatification and canonization opened in 1989 (he now has the title of Servant of God) and has many proponents in the Vatican and in his native Poland, where he is well known for his heroic and principled stand against Nazism and Communism, and because of his connections to Pope John Paul II (he played a key role in urging then-Cardinal Wojtyla to accept his election as Supreme Pontiff).
To many he was the unquestionable leader of Polish nation (the uncrowned king of Poland), in opposition to the totalitarian government controlled by the Soviet Union. He is also credited for the survival of Polish Christianity in the face of its repression and persecution during the reign of the 1945–1989 Communist regime. He himself was imprisoned for three years, and is considered to be a Polish national hero.
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