Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki

The Most Reverend Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki
Diocese	Saginaw
Appointed	April 15, 1950
Installed	May 24, 1950
Term ended	October 30, 1968
Predecessor	William Francis Murphy
Successor	Francis Frederick Reh
Orders
Ordination	December 22, 1917
Consecration	January 25, 1938 by Archbishop Edward Mooney
Personal details
Born	(1894-08-17)August 17, 1894 Miners Mills, Pennsylvania
Died	December 10, 1968(1968-12-10) (aged 74)
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Stephen and Michalina (née Jablonski) Woznicki
Alma mater	St. Paul Seminary
Motto	Veritatem In Caritate (Latin: "Truth in Charity")

Styles of Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	none

Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki (August 17, 1894 – December 10, 1968) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Saginaw from 1950 to 1968.

Biography

Woznicki was born in Miners Mills, Pennsylvania, near Wilkes-Barre, to Stephen and Michalina (née Jablonski) Woznicki.^[1] He began his studies for the priesthood at SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Orchard Lake, Michigan.^[2] He completed his studies at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.^[2]

On December 22, 1917, Woznicki was ordained a priest at the Cathedral of St. Paul.^[3] His first assignment was in his native Pennsylvania, as a curate at St. Joseph Church in Danville.^[1] From 1919 to 1937, he served as secretary to Bishop Michael Gallagher of Detroit.^[1] He was named a domestic prelate in 1926, and became pastor of St. Hyacinth Church, a Polish parish in Detroit, in December 1936.^[4] At St. Hyacinth, he appealed to parishioners to not to Anglicize their family name and to not to flee to the suburbs.^[4]

On December 13, 1937, Woznicki was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit and Titular Bishop of Peltae by Pope Pius XI.^[3] He received his episcopal consecration on January 25, 1938 from Archbishop Edward Mooney, with Bishop Joseph C. Plagens and William J. Hafey serving as co-consecrators.^[3] He selected as his episcopal motto: Veritatem In Caritate (Latin: "Truth in Charity").^[5] As an auxiliary bishop, he continued to serve as pastor of St. Hyacinth until 1950.^[4]

Woznicki was appointed the second Bishop of Saginaw by Pope Pius XII on April 15, 1950.^[3] His installation took place at St. Mary Cathedral on May 24 of that year.^[3] Known as a "great builder," he established 21 new parishes and missions, permitted the building of 30 schools, and led a nearly $4 million campaign to open the doors of St. Paul Seminary, which currently houses Nouvel Catholic Central High School and the main diocesan offices.^[6] He served as president of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference from 1956 to 1957.^[1] He also attended the Second Vatican Council (1962–65).^[3]

Due to his advancing age, Woznicki resigned as Bishop of Saginaw on October 30, 1968; he was appointed Titular Bishop of Thiava on the same date.^[3] He died shortly afterwards, at age 74.

References

1 2 3 4 Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
1 2 "MOST REV. STEPHEN S. WOZNICKI". Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bishop Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
1 2 3 "A BRIEF HISTORY". St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church.
↑ "Most Rev. Stephen S. Woznicki". Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw.
↑ "The past four bishops of Saginaw" (PDF). Faith Saginaw Magazine.

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Preceded by William Francis Murphy	Bishop of Saginaw 1950–1968	Succeeded by Francis Frederick Reh

Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw

Bishops	William Francis Murphy Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki Francis Frederick Reh Kenneth Edward Untener Robert James Carlson Joseph R. Cistone

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption

Education	High Schools All Saints Central High School, Bay City Nouvel Catholic Central High School, Saginaw Sacred Heart Academy High School, Mt. Pleasant

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Archdiocese of Detroit

Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Detroit

Bishops	Frederick Rese Caspar Borgess John Samuel Foley Michael Gallagher

Coadjutor bishop	Peter Paul Lefevere

Archbishops	Edward Aloysius Mooney John Francis Dearden Edmund Szoka Adam Maida Allen Henry Vigneron

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Churches in the Archdiocese of Detroit

Cathedral	Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Parishes	Detroit Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Most Holy Redeemer Church Our Lady of the Rosary Church Sacred Heart Church St. Albertus Church Ste. Anne de Detroit Church St. Catherine of Siena Church St. Charles Borromeo Church St. Josaphat's Church St. Joseph Church St. Mary Church St. Patrick Church Saints Peter and Paul Church St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Church Sweetest Heart of Mary Church Monroe County St. Mary's Church, Monroe St. Michael's Church, Monroe Wayne County St. Paul Church, Grosse Pointe Farms St. Florian Church, Hamtramck Our Lady of the Scapular Parish, Wyandotte Former St. Boniface Church, Detroit St. Theresa of Avila Church, Detroit St. Thomas the Apostle's Church, Detroit

Shrine	National Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal Oak

Education in the Archdiocese of Detroit

Higher education	Madonna University Marygrove College University of Detroit Mercy

Seminaries	Sacred Heart Major Seminary SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary

High schools	Macomb County De La Salle Collegiate High School, Warren Regina High School, Warren Austin Catholic High School, Ray Township Monroe County St. Mary Catholic Central High School, Monroe Oakland County Academy of the Sacred Heart High School, Bloomfield Hills Bishop Foley Catholic High School, Madison Heights Brother Rice High School, Bloomfield Hills Detroit Catholic Central High School, Novi Everest Academy and High School, Independence Township Marian High School, Bloomfield Hills Mercy High School, Farmington Hills Notre Dame Preparatory, Pontiac Our Lady of the Lakes High School, Waterford Shrine Catholic High School, Royal Oak St. Mary's Preparatory, Orchard Lake Village St. Catherine of Siena Academy, Wixom St. Clair County Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School, Marine City Wayne County Cabrini High School, Allen Park Detroit Cristo Rey High School, Detroit Divine Child High School, Dearborn Gabriel Richard Catholic High School, Riverview Ladywood High School, Livonia Loyola High School, Detroit University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, Detroit

Former	Higher education Duns Scotus College Maryglade College High schools Girls Catholic Central High School, Detroit Holy Redeemer High School, Detroit Notre Dame High School, Harper Woods Sacred Heart High School, Roseville Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School, Wyandotte

Clergy of the Archdiocese of Detroit

Auxiliary bishops	Moses Anderson Allen James Babcock Leonard Paul Blair Earl Alfred Boyea, Jr. Joseph M. Breitenbeck Kevin Michael Britt Michael J. Byrnes Arturo Cepeda Patrick R. Cooney Henry Edmund Donnelly John Anthony Donovan Daniel E. Flores Thomas Gumbleton Donald Hanchon Bernard Joseph Harrington Walter A. Hurley Joseph Leopold Imesch Edward D. Kelly Arthur Henry Krawczak Dale Joseph Melczek John Clayton Nienstedt Joseph C. Plagens John M. Quinn Francis R. Reiss Walter Joseph Schoenherr Allen Henry Vigneron Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki Alexander M. Zaleski

Priests	Alexander Joseph Brunett Solanus Casey Charles Coughlin Francis Kelley Camillus Paul Maes Jeffrey Marc Monforton William Murphy John A. Trese Kenneth Edward Untener

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