Józef Sebastian Pelczar

Saint

Józef Sebastian Pelczar
Saint; Józef Sebastian Pelczar
Bishop of Przemyśl
	c. 1920
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Przemyśl
See	Przemyśl
Appointed	17 December 1900
Installed	1901
Term ended	28 March 1924
Predecessor	Łukasz Solecki
Successor	Anatol Wincenty Nowak
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (1899-1900); Titular Bishop of Miletopolis (1899-1900);
Orders
Ordination	17 July 1864
Consecration	19 March 1899; by Łukasz Solecki
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Józef Sebastian Pelczar; 17 January 1842; Korczyna, Podkarpackie, Congress Poland
Died	28 March 1924 (aged 82); Przemyśl, Podkarpackie, Second Polish Republic
Signature
Sainthood
Feast day	19 January (his baptismal day)
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	2 June 1991; Rzeszów, Poland; by Pope John Paul II
Canonized	18 May 2003; Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City; by Pope John Paul II
Attributes	Bishop's attire; Sash; Pastoral staff;
Patronage	Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus; Diocese of Przemyśl; Diocese of Rzeszów; Universities; Schools; Educators; Students;

Józef Sebastian Pelczar (17 January 1842 – 28 March 1924) was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop and was also the co-founder of the Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus which he had established in 1894 with Ludwika Szczęsna. He also served in several episcopal posts and served as the Bishop of Przemyśl.

Pope John Paul II - on his fourth visit to Poland - beatified Pelczar in 1991 and presided over the canonization at Saint Peter's Square in 2003.