Piotr Paweł Wierzbowski

Piotr Paweł Wierzbowski (14 July 1818 – 1 July 1893) was a Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Sejny or Augustów from 1872 until his death in 1893.

He was ordained a priest on 31 October 1841 by Paweł Straszyński.

He served as Straszyński's chaplain and as secretary of the consistory of Łomża until 1847, when he was appointed regent of the consistory;[1] he served as regent until the following year.

Wierzbowski was appointed dean of Suwałki and inspector of monasteries in 1867.

[1] On 23 February 1872, Wierzbowski was appointed bishop of Diocese of Sejny or Augustów; he was consecrated on 6 October 1872 in the Church of St. Catherine in St. Petersburg by Antoni Fijałkowski; his co-consecrators were Jerzy Iwaszkiewicz and Tomasz Kuliński.

Memorial plate and statue for bishop Piotr Paweł Wierzbowski in Sejny Cathedral
Memorial plate for bishop Piotr Paweł Wierzbowski in Sejny Cathedral