Tadeusz Rybak

Tadeusz Rybak (October 7, 1929 – March 7, 2017) was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop. He served as the first Bishop of the Diocese of Legnica between 1992 and 2002; he was also titular bishop of Benepota between 1977 and 1992.

Tadeusz Rybak
Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Legnica, Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Legnica
In office	1992 – 2002
Orders
Ordination	2 August 1953
Consecration	28 April 1977 by Pope Paul IV
Personal details
Born	(1929-10-07)October 7, 1929 Milanówek, Poland
Died	7 March 2017(2017-03-07) (aged 87)
Alma mater	John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (ThD)
Motto	Per Christum in Spiritu ad Patrem

Ordained to the priesthood in 1953, Rybak served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław from 1977 to 1992; he then served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica from 1992 to 2002.^[1] He was also titular bishop of the diocese of Benepota, having been appointed on 28 April 1977.^[2]

Tadeusz died on 7 March 2017.^[3] He is buried at the Cathedral of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul in Legnica.^[2]