Andrzej Leszczyński (1608–1658)

Andrzej Leszczyński (1608–1658), of Wieniawa coat of arms, was a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth noble and priest.

His Excellency Andrzej Leszczynski
Archbishop of Gniezno Primate of Poland
Church	Roman Catholic
Archdiocese	Gniezno
Installed	1653
Term ended	1658
Orders
Ordination	18 December 1633
Consecration	1642
Personal details
Born	1608 Gołuchów
Died	15 April 1658 Skierniewice
Buried	Łowicz
Nationality	Polish
Coat of arms

Biography

He was the son of Wacław Leszczyński. He became a priest in 1633. Chancellor of queen Cecylia Renata from 1636. Bishop of Kamieniec from 1640. Deputy Chancellor of the Crown from 1645. Bishop of Chełmno from 1646. Grand Chancellor of the Crown from 1650. Archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland from 1653 to 1658.

He was Abbot of Czerwińsk from 1642 to 1644 and Abbot of the Benedictine abbey in Tyniec from 1644 to 1646.^[1]

References

1. "Andrzej Leszczyński • Prymas Polski". prymaspolski.pl. Retrieved 2021-04-17.

External links

  Media related to Andrzej Leszczyński at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Polish)
• Picture
• Virtual tour Gniezno Cathedral 2020-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
• List of Primates of Poland

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Maciej II Łubieński	Primate of Poland Archbishop of Gniezno 1653–1658	Succeeded by Waclaw Leszczynski