Thaddeus Zielinski
Polish Catholic bishop (1916–1990)
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Tadeusz "Thaddeus" F. Zielinski (1916 – 11 Aug 1990) was a bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC). Zielinski was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1916 to Francis and Mary Kompinski Zielinski. He was consecrated in Buffalo, New York on September 2, 1954[1] and served as Prime Bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church from 1969[2] until his retirement in 1978.[3] Zielinski was the first American to serve as a bishop in the PNCC, and likewise, was the first bishop primate born in the United States. Zielinski died on August 11, 1990, at the age of 85 in Scranton, Pennsylvania.[4] During his tenure, the use of the English language, in place of Polish, was popularized with the translation of liturgies and hymns.[5]
Thaddeus Zielinski | |
|---|---|
| Prime Bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church | |
Zielinski in 1986 | |
| Elected | 1967 |
| In office | 1969 – 1978 |
| Predecessor | Leon Grochowski |
| Successor | Francis Rowinski |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | November 3, 1927 |
| Consecration | September 2, 1954 by Leon Grochowski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | August 11, 1990 |
| Buried | Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery. Cheektowaga, New York, United States |
| Education | Savonarola Theological Seminary |
