Wojciech Radoszewski (1721 – 1796) was a Polish nobleman and clergyman who was an auxiliary bishop of Kraków.
Biography
Radoszewski was born into a family that claimed the Oksza coat of arms. He became a priest by 1746. In 1787, he was made Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków and Titular Bishop of Hirina. In 1788, he was deputy of the Crown Tribunal.
Radoszewski also played a role in constructing St. Joseph's Church in Klimontów. He financed an organ and a baroque facade.Gołos, J., Smulikowska, E. (1992). The Polish Organ: The instrument and its history. Vol. 1. Poland: Sutkowski. p. 305.Winiarski, M. (2010). Małopolska Droga św. Jakuba. Od Sandomierza do Krakowa. Przewodnik. Poland: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". p. 46. . According to historian , Radoszewski also funded a parish school in Klimontów. This school was founded to the standards of the Commission of National Education, an entity that functioned as the education ministry of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Radoszewski died in 1796. He received the Order of Saint Stanislaus.
See also Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków
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