Adam Kozłowiecki


Adam Kozłowiecki

Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseLusaka
Appointed21 February 1998
Installed28 February 1998
SuccessorOdilo Scherer
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination24 June 1937
by Karol Niemira
Consecration11 September 1955
by James Robert Knox
Created cardinal21 February 1998
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Adam Kozłowiecki

(1911-04-01)1 April 1911
Died28 September 2007(2007-09-28) (aged 96)
Lusaka, Zambia
MottoIn Nomine Domini
Styles of
Adam Cardinal Kozłowiecki
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeLusaka (emeritus)

Cardinal Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J., (Polish pronunciation: [ˈadam kɔzwɔˈvjɛt͡skʲi]; 1 April 1911 – 28 September 2007) was a Jesuit priest who survived almost six years of captivity and torture in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, to become a missionary in Africa. He rose to the rank of Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lusaka in Zambia. He was named a Cardinal-Priest by Pope John Paul II.