Opowiesc o zyciu godziwym Abp Gulbinowicz cz2

GULBINOWICZ, Henryk Roman
(1923-

Birth. October 17, 1923, Szukiski, archdiocese of Vilnius, Poland (now Lithuania). Son of Antoni Gulbinowicz and Waleria z Gajewskich. Baptized in the church of Our Lady of the Scapular and St. George in Bujwidze, by the parish priest Aleksander Dulko. He received the sacrament of confirmation in in 1940 in Vilnius from Romuald Jałbrzykowski, archbishop of Vilnius. His parents altered his birth records, with the help of a local priest, so that he could avoid being enlisted in the Red Army of the Soviet Union, or sent to a labor camp (1); 1928 was entered as the year of birth; the correct year of birth was not publicly acknowledged until February 2005.

Education. Seminary of Vilnius, Vilnius; Seminary of Białystok, Białystok; Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin (doctorate in moral theology).

Priesthood. Ordained, June 18, 1950, pro-cathedral of the Assumption, Białystok, by Romuald Jałbrzykowski, archbishop of Vilnius; incardinated in the diocese of Białystok, Poland. Pastoral ministry in Białystok, 1950-1951. Further studies, 1951-1955, Lublin. Chaplain of the Academy of Bialystok, 1956-1959. Faculty member, Seminary of Warmia, Warmia, and officer in the diocesan curia of Olsztyn, 1959-1970.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Acci and apostolic administrator of Białystok, Polish territory of the archdiocese of Vilnius, January 12, 1970. Consecrated, February 8, 1970, pro-cathedral of the Assumption, Białystok, by Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw, assisted by Józef Drzazga, titular bishop of Siniando, apostolic administrator, ad nutum Sanctæ Sedis, for the Central and Southern part of the diocese of Warmia, and by Kazimierz Majdański, titular bishop of Zorolo, auxiliary of Włocławek. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Wrocław, January 3, 1976.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of May 25, 1985; received the red biretta and the title of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa. Attended the VIII Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 28, 1990. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when he turned 80 years old, October 17, 2003. The pope accepted his resignation from the pastoral government of the archdiocese for having reached the age limit, in conformity with canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law, April 3, 2004.

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