Marian Józef Ryx
Polish Roman Catholic bishop
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Marian Józef Ryx (10 December 1853 – 1 June 1930) was a Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Sandomierz.
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by Józef Michał Juszyński
Marian Józef Ryx | |
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| Bishop of Sandomierz | |
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| Appointed | 7 April 1910 |
| Predecessor | Stefan Aleksander Zwierowicz |
| Successor | Włodzimierz Jasiński |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1879 by Józef Michał Juszyński |
| Consecration | 19 June 1910 by Wincenty Kluczyński |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1853 |
| Died | 1 June 1930 (aged 76) |
Biography
Ryx was born in Warsaw to Kazimierz and Józefa Ryx.[1] After completing his schooling in Radom, he began attending the seminary in Sandomierz in 1873. While studying at the seminary in St. Petersburg, he was ordained a priest by Józef Michał Juszyński in 1879; he received a magister's degree in theology in 1880.[2] Upon being ordained, he was appointed a professor at the diocesan seminary of Sandomierz; he was later made its rector in 1895.[3] He was made an honorary canon in 1891.[2]
Ryx was appointed administrator of the Diocese of Sandomierz on 10 January 1908 upon the death of Stefan Aleksander Zwierowicz. He was appointed bishop of Sandomierz on 7 April 1910 by Pius X,[4] and was consecrated on 19 June by Wincenty Kluczyński; his co-consecrators were Stefan Denisewicz and Augustyn Łosiński. He assumed control of the diocese on 3 July.[5]