Albin Małysiak

Albin Małysiak C.M. (12 June 1917 – 16 July 2011) was a Polish bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death, he was one of the oldest Catholic bishops and the oldest Polish bishop.^[1] He was also a Righteous Among the Nations, having sheltered several Jews during the war.

The Right Reverend Albin Małysiak, C.M.
Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków
Małysiak bust in Park Jordana, Krakow
See	Beatia
In office	1970–1993
Orders
Ordination	1 May 1941
Consecration	5 April 1970 by Karol Wojtyła
Personal details
Born	(1917-06-12)12 June 1917 Kocoń, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary
Died	16 July 2011(2011-07-16) (aged 94) Kraków, Poland
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

Biography

Małysiak was born in Kocoń, now Poland, in 1917, and was ordained a priest on 1 May 1941 in the religious institute, the Congregation of the Mission.^[1]

He was a chaplain at a hospice (Helcls Home for the Aged and Retarded in Kraków - Dom Ubogich im. Ludwika i Anny Helclów) during the World War II, where, together with Sister Bronisława Wilemska [Wikidata] sheltered five Jews in their hospice; for that he was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations in 1993.^[2]

He was appointed titular bishop of Beatia and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Kraków on 14 January 1970 and ordained on 5 April 1970. Małysiak remained auxiliary bishop of the diocese until his retirement on 27 February 1993.^[1]