Teodor Kubina
Teodor Kubina | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Częstochowa | |
 | |
| Appointed | 14 December 1925 |
| Successor | Zdzisław Goliński |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 October 1906 by Georg von Kopp |
| Consecration | 2 February 1926 by Adam Stefan Sapieha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1880 |
| Died | 13 February 1951 (aged 70) |
| Motto | Miseror super turbam[1] |
Teodor Filip Kubina[2] (16 April 1880 – 13 February 1951) was a Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Częstochowa.
Biography
[edit]Kubina was born on 16 April 1880 in Świętochłowice to Maciej and Joanna Kubina (née Rolka). He completed primary education at Świętochłowice in 1892,[3] later attending a gymnasium in Królewska Huta (now Chorzów), from which he obtained his matura on 8 March 1901. After this, he began studying philosophy and theology at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Wrocław; he was sent to study at Rome after a semester, obtaining a doctorate in philosophy from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas on 25 June 1904 and a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University on 29 July 1907. He was ordained a priest on 27 October 1906 by Georg von Kopp.[2]
In 1907, Kubina was appointed vicar of the parish of Mikołów.[2] In this position, he was described by Stanisław Grzybek as "revealing his character as a zealous priest...and a true Pole", advocating for the translation of the Bible into Polish and promoting Polish publications amongst his parishoners.[3] He was soon made vicar for Królewska Huta and later Kołobrzeg in 1909.[2] In 1913, he was appointed provost in Pankow.[4] He was appointed provost of the St. Mary's Church in Katowice in 1917, where he ministered to both German and Polish parishoners.[5] He also founded and served as editor of the Gościa Niedzielnego, a diocesan weekly newspaper.[6]
On 14 December 1925, Kubina was appointed by Pope Benedict XV as the first bishop of the Diocese of Częstochowa.[6] He was consecrated on 2 February 1926 at Jasna Góra Monastery by Adam Stefan Sapieha. He was co-consecrated by August Hlond and Augustyn Łosiński.[2] He attended the 28th International Eucharistic Congress on behalf of the Polish Episcopal Conference in 1926,[7] holding similar eucharistic congresses throughout the Diocese of Częstochowa in 1928, 1929 and 1931.[8] In 1931, he was awarded a honoris causa doctorate from Jagiellonian University.[1] He was awarded the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 1935 for his social work.[8] Kubina died on 13 February 1951.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Grzybek 1951, p. 109.
- ^ a b c d e f Frukacz, Mariusz (2011). "Bp Teodor Kubina - założyciel "Niedzieli"". niedziela.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ a b Grzybek 1951, p. 106.
- ^ Grzybek 1951, p. 107.
- ^ Związek 2018, p. 399.
- ^ a b Grzybek 1951, p. 108.
- ^ Związek 2018, p. 417.
- ^ a b Widera, Michał (2022). "The Eucharistic Congress in the Town of Wieluń in 1931". Studia Teologiczno-Historyczne Śląska Opolskiego (42): 223–224. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Grzybek, Stanisław (1951). "Śp. Biskup Teodor Kubina". Polonia Sacra (in Polish). 4: 106–116.
- Związek, Jan (2018). "Działalność duszpasterska i oświatowa biskupa Teodora Kubiny w ziemi wieluńskiej". Veritati et Caritati (in Polish). 11: 397–453. Retrieved 22 October 2024.