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Francis Rowinski

Francis Rowinski

Polish National Catholic prelate (1918–1990)


Francis Carl Rowinski (September 10, 1918 August 4, 1990) was an American prelate and primate of the Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC). Born in Dickson City, Pennsylvania, Rowinski was ordained to the priesthood on May 17, 1939, consecrated bishop on May 9, 1959, and served as diocesan Bishop of the Western Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church from 1959 to 1978, when he was appointed Prime Bishop of the PNCC. He was appointed Bishop Ordinary of the Buffalo-Pittsburgh Diocese of the PNCC on October 3, 1978, and retired in June, 1990.

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  • The History of All Saints Cathedral of the Polish National Catholic Church (Chicago, Illinois, 1996)[page needed]
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