A Selected Directory of Early Polish Priests

Compiled in 1997 by Michael Drabik

PREFACE

This project, devoted to some of Polonia's early priests, began as an offshoot of a study into the history of St. Casimir Parish, Buffalo, NY. In 1990, the parish observed its centennial but had disappointingly little information about its early administrators. So I began to research their histories. As I worked on that project, other interesting and colorful personalities were encountered; their names were added to the study.

It is my hope that as you read these biographical sketches, you will see how important the priest was to the early immigrant and his/her parish. The high caliber of priests who served this diocese should also become apparent. Since most of the clergy described in this work are unknown to the average person of today, I invite you to acquaint yourself with some of these unique men.

1. Ks. Antoni Baron
2. Ks. Ignacy Barszcz
3. Ks. Piotr Basinski
4. Ks. Erazem Bratkiewicz
5. Ks. Piotr Chowaniec
6. Ks. Jozef Ciesla
7. Ks. Franciszek Ciszek
8. Ks. Michal Dyminski
9. Ojciec Justyn Figas, OFM
10. Ojciec Jacek (Hyacinth) Fudzinski, OFM
11. Ks. Josef Gaydusek
12. Ks. Ignacy Klejna
13. Ks. Teofil Kozlowski
14. Ks. Franciszek Krzesniak
15. Ks. Kajtan Labuzinski
16. Ks. Karol Langner
17. Ks. Karol Lanz/Ojciec Jacek Lanz
18. Ks. Piotr Letocha
19. Ks. Antoni Lex
20. Ks. Adam Marcinkiewicz
21. Ks. Marcin Mozejewski
22. Ks. Fabian Pawlar (also spelled Pawler)
23. Ks. Franciszek Schulak (Also spelled Szulak)
24. Ks. Dr. Teofil Semelko
25. Ks. Michal Slupek
26. Ks. Dr. Tomasz Stabenau
27. Ks. Leopold Stein
28. Wojciech Sulek
29. Ks. Walenty Swinarski
30. Ks. Bartlomiej Swinko
31. Ks. Jan Szafran
32. Ks. Dr. Piotr Szulca (Also spelled Szulc and Schultz)
33. Ks. Rajmond Wider
34. Ks. Jakob Wojcik
35. Ks. Wincenty Zalewski
36. Ks. Wiktor Zareczny
37. Ks. Jan Zawistowski
38. Bibliography
39. Bibliographic Sources