Jerzy Stroba
Polish bishop (1919–1999)
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Jerzy Stroba (17 December 1919 – 12 May 1999) was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop.[1]
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Ordination19 December 1942
by Adolf Bertram
by Adolf Bertram
Consecration16 November 1958
by Antoni Baraniak
by Antoni Baraniak
Born17 December 1919
Jerzy Stroba | |
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Stroba in 1990 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 December 1942 by Adolf Bertram |
| Consecration | 16 November 1958 by Antoni Baraniak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1919 |
| Died | 12 May 1999 (aged 79) |
He was born on 17 December 1919 in Świętochłowice, Poland.[2] He became Auxiliary Bishop of Ggorzowski from 1958 to 1972, Bishop of Szczecin–Kamień in 1972–1978, Archbishop of Poznań from 1978 to 1999.[3]