Andrzej Olszowski

His Excellency

Andrzej Olszowski
Archbishop of Gniezno
Primate of Poland
Andrzej Olszowski
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseGniezno
Installed1674
Term ended1677
Orders
Consecration8 August 1661
Personal details
Born27 January 1621
Died29 August 1677 (1677-08-30) (aged 56)
Gdańsk
NationalityPolish
Coat of armsEpiscopal coat of arms of Archbishop Andrzej Olszowski,

Andrzej Olszowski (27 January 1621 – 29 August 1677)[1] was a political speaker and writer. He was bishop of Chełmno from 1661 until 1674, and was archbishop of Gniezno and the primate of Poland from 1674.

Olszowski was born in Olszowa. He was provost of the Poznań cathedral chapter (1657-1667) and a Crown Deputy Chancellors in 1666-1676.[2] He died in Gdańsk.

  1. ^ Mikołaj Pukianiec, Organizacja i funkcjonowanie poznańskiej kapituły katedralnej w XVII wieku, s. 23.
  2. ^ Rodzina, herbarz szlachty polskie, t. XII, Warszawa 1915, s. 331.