Troska pasterska Stefana Wyszyńskiego o administrację apostolską Śląska Opolskiego w latach 1949-1967
Loading...
Date
2022
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Wydawnictwo KUL
Abstract
Przyznane Polsce po II wojnie światowej ziemie poniemieckie, wśród nich wydzielony z archidiecezji wrocławskiej obszar administracji apostolskiej Śląska Opolskiego, Stolica Apostolska już w 1945 r. poddała pod zarząd prymasa Polski: najpierw Augusta Hlonda, a po jego śmierci w 1948 r. – Stefana Wyszyńskiego, który objął oficjalnie swój urząd na początku 1949 r. Troska o lud Boży na Opolszczyźnie była zatem częścią szerszej misji prymasa wobec Kościoła na Ziemiach Zachodnich. S. Wyszyński w latach 1949-1967 przybył do opolskiej administracji osiem razy. Jesienią 1949 r. zwizytował nowo utworzone seminarium duchowne w Opolu oraz wziął udział jako prelegent w specjalnym kursie dla księży, którego celem była integracja duchowieństwa. W 1951 r. przybył, aby zapobiec schizmie wywołanej bezprawną ingerencją władz państwowych w nominacje legalnych rządców kościelnych na Ziemiach Odzyskanych. W kolejnych latach witano prymasa na Śląsku Opolskim m.in. jako szafarza sakramentów i konsekratora biskupów. Wizyty te były dla S. Wyszyńskiego okazją do umocnienia wiary śląskich katolików i ich jedności z Kościołem oraz podkreślenia trwałej przynależności Śląska do Polski. Kardynał podejmował również wysiłki w celu utworzenia na Ziemiach Odzyskanych stałej kościelnej administracji. Jego rola na Śląsku Opolskim, jak i w pozostałych administraturach apostolskich, uległa zmianie w 1956 r., kiedy to władze państwowe wyraziły zgodę na objęcie rządów kościelnych przez wyznaczonych przez Stolicę Apostolską biskupów – na Opolszczyźnie został nim Franciszek Jop. Zwieńczeniem działań S. Wyszyńskiego było poddanie bezpośrednio Stolicy Apostolskiej opolskiej administratury w 1967 r.
The former German territories granted to Poland after World War II, with the area of the apostolic administration of Opolian Silesia, separated from the Archdiocese of Wrocław, among them, were put under the administration of the Primate of Poland by the Holy See as early as 1945: first under the auspices of August Hlond and – after his death in 1948 – under Stefan Wyszyński, who officially took office in early 1949. Concern for God’s people in the Opole region was thus part of his broader mission to the Church in the Western Territories. Between 1949 and 1967, the Primate came to Opolian administration eight times. In the autumn of 1949, he visited the newly established seminary in Opole and took part as a speaker in a special course for priests aimed at integrating the clergy. In 1951, he came to prevent the schism caused by unlawful interference by state authorities in the appointment of legitimate church rulers in the Recovered Territories. In the following years, he was welcomed in Opolian Silesia, among others, as a minister of the sacraments and consecrator of bishops. These visits were an opportunity for S. Wyszyński to strengthen the faith of Silesian Catholics and their unity with the Church, and were also intended to emphasize the permanence of Silesia’s belonging to Poland. The cardinal also made efforts to establish a permanent church administration in the Recovered Territories. His role in Opolian Silesia, as well as in the other apostolic administrations, was diminished in 1956, when the state authorities agreed to allow the bishops appointed by the Holy See to exercise ecclesiastical governance, with Franciszek Jop taking the office in Opole. The culmination of S. Wyszyński’s efforts was the submission of the Opole administration directly to the Holy See in 1967.
The former German territories granted to Poland after World War II, with the area of the apostolic administration of Opolian Silesia, separated from the Archdiocese of Wrocław, among them, were put under the administration of the Primate of Poland by the Holy See as early as 1945: first under the auspices of August Hlond and – after his death in 1948 – under Stefan Wyszyński, who officially took office in early 1949. Concern for God’s people in the Opole region was thus part of his broader mission to the Church in the Western Territories. Between 1949 and 1967, the Primate came to Opolian administration eight times. In the autumn of 1949, he visited the newly established seminary in Opole and took part as a speaker in a special course for priests aimed at integrating the clergy. In 1951, he came to prevent the schism caused by unlawful interference by state authorities in the appointment of legitimate church rulers in the Recovered Territories. In the following years, he was welcomed in Opolian Silesia, among others, as a minister of the sacraments and consecrator of bishops. These visits were an opportunity for S. Wyszyński to strengthen the faith of Silesian Catholics and their unity with the Church, and were also intended to emphasize the permanence of Silesia’s belonging to Poland. The cardinal also made efforts to establish a permanent church administration in the Recovered Territories. His role in Opolian Silesia, as well as in the other apostolic administrations, was diminished in 1956, when the state authorities agreed to allow the bishops appointed by the Holy See to exercise ecclesiastical governance, with Franciszek Jop taking the office in Opole. The culmination of S. Wyszyński’s efforts was the submission of the Opole administration directly to the Holy See in 1967.
Description
Keywords
Stefan Wyszyński, Opole, administracja apostolska, diecezja, Śląsk, apostolic administration, diocese, University of Silesia
Citation
"Archiwa Biblioteki i Muzea Kościelne", 2022, Vol. 119, s. 65-80