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Józef Życiński

Polish bishop, archbishop, philosopher, publisher (1948–2011)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionApr 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ978398 ↗
Source-derived summary

Józef Mirosław Życiński (1 September 1948 – 10 February 2011) was a Polish philosopher, publicist, the Roman Catholic metropolitan archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lublin and a professor of the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Rome, Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow and Catholic University of Lublin.

Życiński was born in Nowa Wieś. Between 1990 and 1997 he was the bishop of the Diocese of Tarnów. He died in Rome.

Życiński's notable published works include W kręgu nauki i wiary, Dylematy ewolucji, and Bóg Abrahama i Whiteheada.

See also

Catholic Church in Poland

References

"Życiński Józef Mirosław". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. Retrieved 2007-03-17.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Józef Życiński” is polish bishop, archbishop, philosopher, publisher (1948–2011). The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Józef, Życiński and Polish, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1948, 2011, 1990, 1997—that can be checked directly. The authority record carries competing date values—1948-09-01, 1947-09-01—which should remain separate until their references and qualifiers are resolved. For this dossier, Józef, Życiński and Polish is the immediate research focus.
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The phrase “polish bishop, archbishop, philosopher, publisher (1948–2011)” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q978398. VIAF identifies the subject as 36963183. The Library of Congress control number is n82255239. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1948, 2011, 1990 and 1997.

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This entry incorporates text from “Józef Życiński” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.