Parczewski was born in an Orthodox family. After the adoption of Catholicism, he entered in the seminary of Vilnius and was later sent to the Papal Seminary in Braniewo. He continued his studies at the Vilnius University where he received the master's degree in philosophy in 1622. Later, Parczewski earned a doctorate in theology and was ordained to the priesthood in 1628, became rector in Starodub. In 1630, became the administrator of the Diocese of Smolensk. During the Smolensk War in 1632–1634, he remained besieged in Smolensk. In 1635, King Wladyslaw IV Vasa appointed him as the first bishop of Smolensk, and then Parczewski went to Rome to obtain the approval of the new diocese, which was received on September 1, 1636. On September 7 of the same year, he was ordained a bishop by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Pamphili (future Pope Innocent X). At the end of 1649, Parczewski became bishop of Samogitia. In 1651, carried out a visitation of the diocese. During the Swedish Deluge, on 18 August 1655, he signed the Treaty of Kėdainiai, an instrument of surrender to Charles X Gustav of Sweden. On October 20 of that year, he signed the Union of Kėdainiai which established the Swedish–Lithuanian union. Parczewski died on 6 December 1658.
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Henry Lulewicz, Peter Parczewski, in Polish Biographical Dictionary, Volume XXV, 1980, pp. 210–212.
Hierarchy medii Catholica et recentioris Aevi, Volume IV, Monasteri 1935, p 318 (Latin).
Hierarchy of Catholica medii et recentioris Aevi, Volume IV, Monasteri 1935, p 304.
piotr, parczewski, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2015, learn, wh. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Piotr Parczewski Belarusian Pyotr Parcheyski romanized Petar Parcheyski Lithuanian Petras Parcevskis 1590 6 December 1658 was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Smolensk and the Bishop of Samogitia now Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas He was also a royal secretary and a Catholic convert from Orthodoxy Nalecz coat of arms used by Piotr ParczewskiBiography editParczewski was born in an Orthodox family After the adoption of Catholicism he entered in the seminary of Vilnius and was later sent to the Papal Seminary in Braniewo He continued his studies at the Vilnius University where he received the master s degree in philosophy in 1622 Later Parczewski earned a doctorate in theology and was ordained to the priesthood in 1628 became rector in Starodub In 1630 became the administrator of the Diocese of Smolensk During the Smolensk War in 1632 1634 he remained besieged in Smolensk In 1635 King Wladyslaw IV Vasa appointed him as the first bishop of Smolensk and then Parczewski went to Rome to obtain the approval of the new diocese which was received on September 1 1636 On September 7 of the same year he was ordained a bishop by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Pamphili future Pope Innocent X At the end of 1649 Parczewski became bishop of Samogitia In 1651 carried out a visitation of the diocese During the Swedish Deluge on 18 August 1655 he signed the Treaty of Kedainiai an instrument of surrender to Charles X Gustav of Sweden On October 20 of that year he signed the Union of Kedainiai which established the Swedish Lithuanian union Parczewski died on 6 December 1658 Sources editHenry Lulewicz Peter Parczewski in Polish Biographical Dictionary Volume XXV 1980 pp 210 212 Hierarchy medii Catholica et recentioris Aevi Volume IV Monasteri 1935 p 318 Latin Hierarchy of Catholica medii et recentioris Aevi Volume IV Monasteri 1935 p 304 External links editCatholic hierarchy orgCatholic Church titlesPreceded bynone Bishop of Smolensk1636 1649 Succeeded byFranciszek Dolmat IsajkowskiPreceded byJerzy Tyszkiewicz Bishop of Samogitia1649 1658 Succeeded byAleksander Kazimierz Sapieha Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Piotr Parczewski amp oldid 1136694734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
