Tadeusz "Thaddeus" F. Zielinski (1916 – 11 Aug 1990) was a bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC). Zielinski was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1916 to Francis and Mary Kompinski Zielinski. He was consecrated in Buffalo, New York on September 2, 1954[1] and served as Prime Bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church from 1969[2] until his retirement in 1978.[3] Zielinski was the first American to serve as a bishop in the PNCC, and likewise, was the first bishop primate born in the United States. Zielinski died on August 11, 1990, at the age of 85 in Scranton, Pennsylvania.[4] During his tenure, the use of the English language, in place of Polish, was popularized with the translation of liturgies and hymns.[5]
thaddeus, zielinski, tadeusz, thaddeus, zielinski, 1916, 1990, bishop, polish, national, catholic, church, pncc, zielinski, born, wilkes, barre, pennsylvania, 1916, francis, mary, kompinski, zielinski, consecrated, buffalo, york, september, 1954, served, prime. Tadeusz Thaddeus F Zielinski 1916 11 Aug 1990 was a bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church PNCC Zielinski was born in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania in 1916 to Francis and Mary Kompinski Zielinski He was consecrated in Buffalo New York on September 2 1954 1 and served as Prime Bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church from 1969 2 until his retirement in 1978 3 Zielinski was the first American to serve as a bishop in the PNCC and likewise was the first bishop primate born in the United States Zielinski died on August 11 1990 at the age of 85 in Scranton Pennsylvania 4 During his tenure the use of the English language in place of Polish was popularized with the translation of liturgies and hymns 5 The Most ReverendThaddeus ZielinskiD D Prime Bishop of the Polish National Catholic ChurchZielinski in 1986Elected1967In office1969 1978PredecessorLeon GrochowskiSuccessorFrancis RowinskiOrdersOrdinationNovember 3 1927ConsecrationSeptember 2 1954by Leon GrochowskiPersonal detailsBornWilkes Barre Pennsylvania United StatesDiedAugust 11 1990BuriedHoly Mother of the Rosary Cemetery Cheektowaga New York United StatesEducationSavonarola Theological SeminaryReferences edit Swiderski Gregory 1967 Polish American Polish National Catholic Bishops Polish American Studies 24 1 35 38 ISSN 0032 2806 JSTOR 20147741 CITY NATIVE TO BE NEW PNC CHURCH HEAD Wilkes Barre Times Leader The Evening News 1969 07 18 p 25 Retrieved 2020 11 22 Staff MOST REV THADDEUS F ZIELINSKI RETIRED PRIME BISHOP EMERITUS The Buffalo News Retrieved 2020 11 22 Staff RITES SET FOR BISHOP THADDEUS F ZIELINSKI The Buffalo News Archived from the original on 2020 11 22 Retrieved 2020 11 22 Congress United States 1969 Congressional Record Proceedings and Debates of the Congress U S Government Printing Office pp 21336 21337 Polish National Catholic Titles Preceded byLeon Grochowski Prime Bishop1969 1978 Succeeded byFrancis Rowinski nbsp This article about an individual bishop of a bishopric from the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thaddeus Zielinski amp oldid 1183594224, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
