Edward Frankowski


Edward Marian Frankowski is Polish Catholic prelate. He is Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz.

Biography

Edward Frankowski attended the seminary in Przemyśl, studied pastoral theology, and was ordained a priest on June 18, 1961, by Franciszek Barda, Bishop of Przemyśl. He was subsequently incardinated into the clergy of the Diocese of Sandomierz-Radom. In his parish ministry, he actively supported the Solidarity movement. He participated in social activism, defending the rights of the working population, particularly during the 1988 strike at the Wola steelworks. His priestly activities were monitored by the communist authorities.
Pope John Paul II appointed Frankowski titular bishop of Tigamibena and auxiliary bishop of Przemyśl on February 16, 1989. Bishop Ignacy Tokarczuk of Przemyśl consecrated him a bishop on March 5 of the same year; the co-consecrators were Auxiliary Bishops Bolesław Łukasz Taborski and Stefan Moskwa.
On March 25, 1992, Frankowski was appointed auxiliary bishop of Sandomierz. In 2005, he received his doctorate in social sciences.
After Frankowski offered his resignation to Pope Benedict XVI on July 15, 2012, due to his advanced age, the Pope accepted the resignation in accordance with canons 411 and 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law, effective October 6, 2012.

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