Karol Niemira | |
|---|---|
| Titular bishop of Tavio | |
 Bishop Karol Niemira | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 November 1911 (Presbyter) |
| Consecration | 15 August 1933 (Bishop of Pińsk) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1881 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 8 July 1965 Czubin |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Karol Niemira (28 October 1881, Warsaw – 8 July 1965, Czubin) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest in the Second Polish Republic, a Doctor of Canon law, and Auxiliary Bishop of Pińsk appointed in 1933, six years before the Nazi German and Soviet invasion of Poland.[1] He was expelled from Pińsk (now Pinsk, Belarus) by the NKVD authorities, and relocated to German occupied Warsaw. He served at a parish next to the Warsaw Ghetto, and participated in the rescue of Jews during the Holocaust in Poland. After World War II Niemira resided in Warsaw and in Czubin where he died.[2]
- ^ David M. Cheney (22 Aug 2015). "Bishop Karol Niemira. Deceased. Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pinsk, Titular Bishop of Tavium". Catholic-Hierarchy, Directory, Reference, Biography, Bishops.
- ^ Richard C. Lukas (1 January 2015). "To Save a Life". Many Poles Were Involved in Saving Jews from Nazis. The Priest Magazine: OSV Newsweekly.