Blessed Henryk Kaczorowski

Memorial

• 6 May
• 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War Two

Profile

Priest. Rector of the major seminary of Wloclawek, Poland. Arrested in 1939 during the Nazi persecutions, he kept his faith and ministered to other prisoners in the camps.

Born

• 10 July 1888 in Bierzwiennej, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Died

• gassed on 6 May 1942 in the concentration camp at Dachau, Bavaria, Germany

Venerated

• 26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Beatified

• 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II at Warsaw, Poland

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Henryk, contact
     Postulacja Generalna Procesu Meczenników Kosciola w Polsce
     ul. Karnkowskiego 3
     87-800 Wloclawek, POLAND

Additional Information

• Hagiography Circle
• Institute of Saint Clement I Pope and Martyr
• Ks. dr Roman Malecki Wicerektor WSD we Wloclawku
• L’Osservatore Romano

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Henryk Kaczorowski“. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 May 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>