Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz

Antoni Dydycz OFMCap
Bishop Emeritus of Drohiczyn
ArchdioceseBiałystok
DioceseDrohiczyn
Appointed20 June 1994
Term ended29 March 2014
PredecessorWładysław Jędruszuk
SuccessorTadeusz Pikus
Orders
Ordination29 June 1963
by Czesław Falkowski
Consecration10 July 1994
by Józef Kowalczyk
Personal details
Born(1938-08-24)24 August 1938
Serpelice, Poland
Died14 September 2025(2025-09-14) (aged 87)
Drohiczyn, Poland
NationalityPolish
Motto
  • Populus Tuus - hereditas Tua
  • (Your People - your inheritance)

Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, OFMCap (24 August 1938 – 14 September 2025) was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Drohiczyn from 1994 to 2014.

Biography

Born in Serpelice, Dydycz became a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He was ordained to the priesthood on 29 June 1963.

On 20 June 1994, he was appointed bishop of Drohiczyn. Dydycz received his episcopal consecration on the following 10 July from Józef Kowalczyk, nuncio for Poland, with archbishop of Białystok, Stanislaw Szymecki, and archbishop emeritus of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Francesco Gioia, serving as co-consecrators.

On 29 March 2014, his resignation was accepted upon reaching the age of 75. Dydycz died on 14 September 2025, at the age of 87.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Komunikat o śmierci śp. bp. Antoniego Pacyfika Dydycza". drohiczynska.pl. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.