Wawrzyniec Gembicki

Wawrzyniec Gembicki (5 August 1559 – 10 February 1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Gniezno (1616–1624), Bishop of Włocławek (1610–1616), and Bishop of Chelmno (1600–1610).

Biography Wawrzyniec Gembicki was born in Gembitz, Poland on 5 August 1559. On 10 November 1600, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Chelmno. On 1 April 1601, he was consecrated bishop by Claudio Rangoni. On 19 April 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Włocławek. On 14 March 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Gniezno. He served as Archbishop of Gniezno until his death on 10 February 1624. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Jan Wężyk, Bishop of Przemyśl (1620).