Ignacy Raczyński

Polish Roman Catholic bishop

Ignacy Raczyński

Primate of Poland
Archbishop of Gniezno
Predecessor| Ignacy Krasicki
Successor| Tymoteusz Paweł Gorzeński
Previous post(s)| Apostolic administrator of Warsaw (1806 - 1818)
Bishop of Poznań (1794 - 1806)
Orders
Ordination| 31 July 1770
Consecration| 9 November 1794
by Franciszek Ksawery Rydzyński
Personal details
Born| (1741-08-06)6 August 1741

Małoszyna

Died| 19 February 1823(1823-02-19) (aged 81)
Przemyśl

Ignacy Antoni Raczyński (6 August 1741 - 19 February 1823) was a primate of Poland and archbishop of Gniezno.

## Biography

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Raczyński was born in Małoszyna to Antoni and Katarzyna Raczyński. He joined an order of the Jesuits based in Kraków on 5 August 1760;[1][2] he was ordained to the subdiaconate on 26 July 1770, ordained to the diaconate on 29 July 1770, and finally was ordained a priest on 31 July 1770.[3] He later studied at a Jesuit college in Milan; upon his return to Poland in July 1773, he was appointed priest for Brodnica.[2] In 1776, he was appointed a canon of Poznań.[1]

On 12 September 1794, Raczyński was appointed bishop of Poznań;[3] he was consecrated on 9 November 1794 at Wschowa by Franciszek Ksawery Rydzyński, titular bishop of Nicopolis.[4] Raczyński was later appointed archbishop of Gniezno through letters patent granted by Frederick William III on 3 May 1805 and was formally transferred to the Archdiocese of Gniezno on 26 August 1806. In addition, he was appointed apostolic administrator of Warsaw on 17 June 1806.[3][5]

Raczyński assumed control of the Archdiocese of Gniezno on 10 December 1807.[5] He resigned as archbishop of Gniezno in 1818 and moved to a Jesuit college in Rome, moving in 1821 to Brzozowa. He died on 19 February 1823 in Przemyśl.[6]

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ a b Chełmicki 1914, p. 133.
2. ^ a b Korytkowski 1892, p. 254.
3. ^ a b c Riztler, Remigium (1953). Hierarchia catholica medii aevi (in Latin). Vol. 6\. p. 349.
4. ^ Prokop, Krzysztof (2010). "Sukcesja święceń biskupich pasterzy Kościoła warszawskiego (1798-2007)" (PDF). Prawo Kanoniczne (in Polish). 53 (1–2): 355.1–2&rft.pages=355&rft.date=2010&rft.aulast=Prokop&rft.aufirst=Krzysztof&rft_id=https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/661868.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ignacy+Raczyński" class="Z3988">
5. ^ a b Korytkowski 1892, p. 257.
6. ^ Chełmicki 1914, p. 134.

### Bibliography

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* Chełmicki, Zygmunt, ed. (1914). "Raczyński Ignacy". Podręczna encyklopedya kościelna (in Polish). Vol. XXXIII–XXXIV. pp. 133–134.133-134&rft.date=1914&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ignacy+Raczyński" class="Z3988">
* Korytkowski, Jan (1892). "Ignacy Raczyński". Arcybiskupi Gnieźnieńscy (in Polish). Vol. V. pp. 253–281.253-281&rft.date=1892&rft.aulast=Korytkowski&rft.aufirst=Jan&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=PKFVAQe0HewC&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ignacy+Raczyński" class="Z3988">