Albin Małysiak

Albin Małysiak C.M. was a Polish bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death, he was one of the oldest Catholic bishops and the oldest Polish bishop. He was also a Righteous Among the Nations, having sheltered several Jews during the war.

Biography

Małysiak was born in Kocoń, now Poland, in 1917, and was ordained a priest on 1 May 1941 in the religious institute, the Congregation of the Mission.
He was a chaplain at a hospice during the World War II, where, together with Sister sheltered five Jews in their hospice; for that he was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations in 1993.
He was appointed titular bishop of Beatia and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Kraków on 14 January 1970 and ordained on 5 April 1970. Małysiak remained auxiliary bishop of the diocese until his retirement on 27 February 1993.