Archbishop Michalik's Final Farewell. He Headed the Episcopate.
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The funeral Mass began in the Archcathedral Basilica before noon. A wooden coffin containing Archbishop Michalik's body stood before the altar. On the coffin lay a bishop's mitre, Gospel Book, chalice, and priestly stole. Cardinals, bishops, clergy, local government officials, university representatives, family, and the faithful gathered around the coffin. A wreath was laid on behalf of President Karol Nawrocki. Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz presid…
"He was convinced that a shepherd cannot remain silent when the truth about man is threatened," said Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda during the funeral of Archbishop Józef Michalik. The former president of the Polish Episcopal Conference (KEP) was laid to rest in the vaults of the Archcathedral Basilica in Przemyśl.
The homily on the first day of the funeral was delivered by Archbishop Wacław Depo. Beginning, the Metropolitan of Częstochowa returned to the teachings of the late Archbishop Michalik and his perspective on the end of earthly life, which he said that the life of a believer is joy and hope, moving in the presence of God.
The funeral of Archbishop Emeritus Józef Michalik will begin on Friday in Przemyśl. The funeral will last two days and will take place in the Archcathedral Basilica. On Saturday, the hierarch's body will be interred in the crypts of the church. Archbishop Józef Michalik, the retired Metropolitan of Przemyśl, died on Sunday, May 3, 2026. He was 85 years old. According to the curia, on Friday at 2:00 PM, the article "Przemyśl bids farewell to Arch…
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