Wojciech Radoszewski

Wojciech Radoszewski (1721 – 1796) was a Polish nobleman and clergyman who was an auxiliary bishop of Kraków.

Wojciech Radoszewski
Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków Titular Bishop of Hirina
Orders
Consecration	by Bishop Józef Olechowski [pl]
Personal details
Born	1721
Died	1796

Biography

Facade of St. Joseph's Church

Radoszewski was born into a family that claimed the Oksza coat of arms. He became a priest by 1746. In 1787, he was made Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków and Titular Bishop of Hirina.^[1] In 1788, he was deputy of the Crown Tribunal.^[1]

Radoszewski also played a role in constructing St. Joseph's Church in Klimontów. He financed an organ and a baroque facade.^[2][3] According to historian Teodor Wierzbowski [pl], Radoszewski also funded a parish school in Klimontów.^[4] This school was founded to the standards of the Commission of National Education, an entity that functioned as the education ministry of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.^[4]

Radoszewski died in 1796. He received the Order of Saint Stanislaus.^[1]

See also

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków