Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki
The Most Reverend Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki | |
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Diocese | Saginaw |
Appointed | April 15, 1950 |
Installed | May 24, 1950 |
Term ended | October 30, 1968 |
Predecessor | William Francis Murphy |
Successor | Francis Frederick Reh |
Orders | |
Ordination | December 22, 1917 |
Consecration | January 25, 1938 by Archbishop Edward Mooney |
Personal details | |
Born | Miners Mills, Pennsylvania | August 17, 1894
Died | December 10, 1968 | (aged 74)
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | Stephen and Michalina (née Jablonski) Woznicki |
Alma mater | St. Paul Seminary |
Motto | Veritatem In Caritate (Latin: "Truth in Charity") |
Styles of Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Posthumous style | none |
Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki (August 17, 1894 – December 10, 1968) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Saginaw from 1950 to 1968.
Biography[]
Woznicki was born in , Pennsylvania, near Wilkes-Barre, to Stephen and Michalina (née Jablonski) Woznicki.[1] He began his studies for the priesthood at SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Orchard Lake, Michigan.[2] He completed his studies at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.[2]
On December 22, 1917, Woznicki was ordained a priest at the Cathedral of St. Paul.[3] His first assignment was in his native Pennsylvania, as a curate at St. Joseph Church in Danville.[1] From 1919 to 1937, he served as secretary to Bishop Michael Gallagher of Detroit.[1] He was named a domestic prelate in 1926, and became pastor of St. Hyacinth Church, a Polish parish in Detroit, in December 1936.[4] At St. Hyacinth, he appealed to parishioners to not to Anglicize their family name and to not to flee to the suburbs.[4]
On December 13, 1937, Woznicki was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit and Titular Bishop of Peltae by Pope Pius XI.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on January 25, 1938 from Archbishop Edward Mooney, with Bishop Joseph C. Plagens and William J. Hafey serving as co-consecrators.[3] He selected as his episcopal motto: Veritatem In Caritate (Latin: "Truth in Charity").[5] As an auxiliary bishop, he continued to serve as pastor of St. Hyacinth until 1950.[4]
Woznicki was appointed the second Bishop of Saginaw by Pope Pius XII on April 15, 1950.[3] His installation took place at St. Mary Cathedral on May 24 of that year.[3] Known as a "great builder," he established 21 new parishes and missions, permitted the building of 30 schools, and led a nearly $4 million campaign to open the doors of St. Paul Seminary, which currently houses Nouvel Catholic Central High School and the main diocesan offices.[6] He served as president of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference from 1956 to 1957.[1] He also attended the Second Vatican Council (1962–65).[3]
Due to his advancing age, Woznicki resigned as Bishop of Saginaw on October 30, 1968; he was appointed Titular Bishop of Thiava on the same date.[3] He died shortly afterwards, at age 74.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "MOST REV. STEPHEN S. WOZNICKI". Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Bishop Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "A BRIEF HISTORY". St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church.
- ^ "Most Rev. Stephen S. Woznicki". Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw.
- ^ "The past four bishops of Saginaw" (PDF). Faith Saginaw Magazine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-10.
- 1894 births
- 1968 deaths
- People from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- American people of Polish descent
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- Roman Catholic bishops of Saginaw
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
- Participants in the Second Vatican Council
- Catholics from Pennsylvania