He was born on 14 April 1901 in Prudnik in the German Empire, as a son of Franciszek and his wife Maria. His father was a shoemaker. He had two sisters and two brothers.[1] He was probably a relative of a Franciscan Gotthard Wojaczek (1872–1931), buried in the monastery cemetery at the church of St. Joseph in Prudnik.[2][3]
In Prudnik, he worked as a locksmith in a textile factory (later known as "Frotex"). Thanks to the financial help he had received from his family, he left Prudnik and moved to Bavaria, where he entered the religious Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill. After graduating from the religious gymnasium, based on the order of the school management, he went to further studies in the Netherlands, where he practiced in a monastery.[1]
Three years later he returned to Bavaria. Until 1930 he continued his studies at the Philosophical and Theological University of Bavaria in Dillingen an der Donau. He was ordained priest in 1929 as a Mariannhiller.
Priestedit
Church in SkorogoszczChurch in Narok
Until 1933 he stayed in the monastery in Reimlingen. On the recommendation of the Superior General, he left the monastery and went to Altdorf in Switzerland, where he worked for two years as a history, Latin and religious teacher at the local school.[1]
He returned to Upper Silesia in 1935. He was appointed a rector of the minor religious seminary and juvenate in Skorogoszcz. In 1941, the monastery was taken over by a SS unit, and the priests were expelled. Mariannhillers decided to keep watch over the Skorogoszcz estate. They appointed Józef Wojaczek as their guardian.[1]
In the same year, he was appointed a pastor of the newly established parish in Narok near Opole, which included Narok and Golczowice.[4] When the village was occupied by the Red Army, he often led its inhabitants against the Russians. He found the body of Father Jerzy Greiner, murdered by the Russians in the basement of the presbytery in Skorogoszcz. Greiner was killed because he didn't have the watch that a Soviet soldier demanded from him.[5] In 1946, Wojaczek received a decree from the general superior of the congregation nominating him a provincial superior in Poland and the order to organize a province of the congregation.[1]
Imprisonmentedit
For local representatives of the state authorities, Father Wojaczek was suspicious, especially because of his contacts with the religious headquarters located abroad. As a consequence, Wojaczek was arrested by the Department of Security in the fall of 1952.[6][1] The prosecutor's case with reference number Pr II 15/53 was received by the office of the Opole Military Court on 2 March 1953, where it was given reference number Sr 28/53. Wojaczek was in custody since 28 September 1952. Ultimately, he was sentenced to six years in prison, loss of public and civil rights of honor for three years and the forfeiture of all property. Under the amnesty, the sentence was reduced to four years. The convict appealed against the sentence, but the Supreme Military Court upheld the sentence and the files were returned from Warsaw on 29 April 1953. Wojaczek was paroled on 18 March 1955.[7]
After leaving prison, he returned to Narok, and then moved to Skorogoszcz. After unsuccessful attempts to cancel the sentence, he decided that his mission in Silesia was over and he decided to settle in West Germany. He died on 8 April 1993 in Reimlingen, at the age of 91.[1]
Referencesedit
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^Andrzej Dereń (2019-02-10). "Ulica ks. Józefa Poniatowskiego: Do sanktuarium - Teraz Prudnik!" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-04-26.
^"Dzieje kościoła w Naroku". Opowiecie.info (in Polish). 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
^Hanich, Andrzej (2019). Martyrologia duchowieństwa Śląska Opolskiego w latach powstań śląskich i II wojny światowej. Opole: Instytut Śląski. pp. 94–95. ISBN978-83-7126-352-1.
^Kamińska-Chełminiak, Kamila (2019). Censorship in Poland in 1944-1960. Organization - staff - working methods (Summary)(PDF). Warsaw: Oficyna Wydawnicza ASPRA-JR. p. 9.
^Oszytko, Janusz (2008). Repertoria Wojskowego Sądu Rejonowego w Opolu jako źródło do badań nad represjami komunistycznymi w województwie opolskim w latach 1950–1954(PDF). pp. 130–131. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
Gorczyńska, Anna. Narok od zarania po współczesność.
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Jozef Wojaczek 14 April 1901 8 April 1993 was a Polish Roman Catholic Priest member of the Mariannhill Missionaries Jozef WojaczekProvincial superior of Mariannhillers in PolandIn office 1946 1952PersonalBorn 1901 04 14 April 14 1901Prudnik Upper Silesia German EmpireDiedApril 8 1993 1993 04 08 aged 91 Reimlingen Bavaria West GermanyReligionRoman CatholicismNationalityPolishOrderMariannhillersSenior postingOrdination1929 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Priest 3 Imprisonment 4 References 5 BibliographyEarly life and education edit nbsp Monastery of Mariannhillers in ReimlingenHe was born on 14 April 1901 in Prudnik in the German Empire as a son of Franciszek and his wife Maria His father was a shoemaker He had two sisters and two brothers 1 He was probably a relative of a Franciscan Gotthard Wojaczek 1872 1931 buried in the monastery cemetery at the church of St Joseph in Prudnik 2 3 In Prudnik he worked as a locksmith in a textile factory later known as Frotex Thanks to the financial help he had received from his family he left Prudnik and moved to Bavaria where he entered the religious Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill After graduating from the religious gymnasium based on the order of the school management he went to further studies in the Netherlands where he practiced in a monastery 1 Three years later he returned to Bavaria Until 1930 he continued his studies at the Philosophical and Theological University of Bavaria in Dillingen an der Donau He was ordained priest in 1929 as a Mariannhiller Priest edit nbsp Church in Skorogoszcz nbsp Church in NarokUntil 1933 he stayed in the monastery in Reimlingen On the recommendation of the Superior General he left the monastery and went to Altdorf in Switzerland where he worked for two years as a history Latin and religious teacher at the local school 1 He returned to Upper Silesia in 1935 He was appointed a rector of the minor religious seminary and juvenate in Skorogoszcz In 1941 the monastery was taken over by a SS unit and the priests were expelled Mariannhillers decided to keep watch over the Skorogoszcz estate They appointed Jozef Wojaczek as their guardian 1 In the same year he was appointed a pastor of the newly established parish in Narok near Opole which included Narok and Golczowice 4 When the village was occupied by the Red Army he often led its inhabitants against the Russians He found the body of Father Jerzy Greiner murdered by the Russians in the basement of the presbytery in Skorogoszcz Greiner was killed because he didn t have the watch that a Soviet soldier demanded from him 5 In 1946 Wojaczek received a decree from the general superior of the congregation nominating him a provincial superior in Poland and the order to organize a province of the congregation 1 Imprisonment editFor local representatives of the state authorities Father Wojaczek was suspicious especially because of his contacts with the religious headquarters located abroad As a consequence Wojaczek was arrested by the Department of Security in the fall of 1952 6 1 The prosecutor s case with reference number Pr II 15 53 was received by the office of the Opole Military Court on 2 March 1953 where it was given reference number Sr 28 53 Wojaczek was in custody since 28 September 1952 Ultimately he was sentenced to six years in prison loss of public and civil rights of honor for three years and the forfeiture of all property Under the amnesty the sentence was reduced to four years The convict appealed against the sentence but the Supreme Military Court upheld the sentence and the files were returned from Warsaw on 29 April 1953 Wojaczek was paroled on 18 March 1955 7 After leaving prison he returned to Narok and then moved to Skorogoszcz After unsuccessful attempts to cancel the sentence he decided that his mission in Silesia was over and he decided to settle in West Germany He died on 8 April 1993 in Reimlingen at the age of 91 1 References edit a b c d e f g Kultura w Gminie Narok Gmina Dabrowa gminadabrowa pl Retrieved 2021 04 26 Gotthard Wojaczek 1879 1931 BillionGraves Record BillionGraves Retrieved 2021 04 26 Andrzej Deren 2019 02 10 Ulica ks Jozefa Poniatowskiego Do sanktuarium Teraz Prudnik in Polish Retrieved 2021 04 26 Dzieje kosciola w Naroku Opowiecie info in Polish 2020 07 30 Retrieved 2021 04 26 Hanich Andrzej 2019 Martyrologia duchowienstwa Slaska Opolskiego w latach powstan slaskich i II wojny swiatowej Opole Instytut Slaski pp 94 95 ISBN 978 83 7126 352 1 Kaminska Chelminiak Kamila 2019 Censorship in Poland in 1944 1960 Organization staff working methods Summary PDF Warsaw Oficyna Wydawnicza ASPRA JR p 9 Oszytko Janusz 2008 Repertoria Wojskowego Sadu Rejonowego w Opolu jako zrodlo do badan nad represjami komunistycznymi w wojewodztwie opolskim w latach 1950 1954 PDF pp 130 131 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Bibliography editRatajczak Dariusz 1994 Swiadectwo ksiedza Wojaczka Opole 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