Adam Stefan Sapieha


Prince Adam Stefan Sapieha
Cardinal, Archbishop of Kraków
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseKraków
Appointed24 November 1911
Term ended21 July 1951
PredecessorJan Puzyna de Kosielsko
SuccessorEugeniusz Baziak (apostolic administrator)
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova
Orders
Ordination1 October 1893
by Jan Maurycy Pawel Puzyna de Kosielsko
Consecration17 December 1911
by Pius X
Created cardinal18 February 1946
by Pius XII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Prince Adam Stefan Stanisław Bonfatiusz Józef Sapieha

(1867-05-14)14 May 1867
Died21 July 1951(1951-07-21) (aged 84)
Kraków, Poland
BuriedWawel Cathedral
NationalityPolish
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsAdam Stanisław Sapieha-Kodenski
Jadwiga Klementyna Sanguszko-Lubartowicza
MottoCrux mihi foederis arcus
SignaturePrince Adam Stefan Sapieha's signature
Coat of armsPrince Adam Stefan Sapieha's coat of arms
Adam Stefan Sapieha
Coat of armsLis coat of arms
FamilySapieha
Styles of
Prince Adam Stefan Cardinal Sapieha
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeKraków

Prince Adam Stefan Stanisław Bonifacy Józef Sapieha (Polish pronunciation: [ˈadam ˈstɛfan saˈpjɛxa]; 14 May 1867 – 23 July 1951) was a Polish Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Kraków from 1911 to 1951. A member of the Polish nobility, between 1922 and 1923 he was a senator of the Second Polish Republic. In 1946, Pope Pius XII made him a cardinal.