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
Elected1967
In office1969 – 1978
PredecessorLeon Grochowski
SuccessorFrancis Rowinski
Orders
OrdinationNovember 3, 1927
ConsecrationSeptember 2, 1954
by Leon Grochowski
Personal details
Born
DiedAugust 11, 1990
BuriedHoly Mother of the Rosary Cemetery. Cheektowaga, New York, United States
EducationSavonarola Theological Seminary

References

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  1. ^ Swiderski, Gregory (1967). "Polish-American Polish National Catholic Bishops". Polish American Studies. 24 (1): 35–38. ISSN 0032-2806. JSTOR 20147741.
  2. ^ "CITY NATIVE TO BE NEW PNC CHURCH HEAD". Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News. 1969-07-18. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. ^ Staff. "MOST REV. THADDEUS F. ZIELINSKI, RETIRED PRIME BISHOP EMERITUS". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. ^ Staff. "RITES SET FOR BISHOP THADDEUS F. ZIELINSKI". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  5. ^ Congress, United States (1969). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 21336–21337.
Polish National Catholic Titles
Preceded by Prime Bishop
1969-1978
Succeeded by