Leopold Moczygemba

Deceased Person

1824 – 1891

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Who was Leopold Moczygemba?

Fr. Leopold Moczygemba, OFM Conv - founder of the first Polish-American parish in Panna Maria and Bandera, Texas.

Born October 18, 1824 in Płużnica Wielka Upper Silesia.

Papal envoy to the United States and founder of the Polish SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Detroit.

During his career he also ministered to the ethnic Polish populations of the north-central United States.

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Born
Oct 18, 1824
Płużnica Wielka
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Died
Feb 23, 1891
Dearborn

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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