Józef Czempiel

Józef Czempiel (born 21 September 1883 in Piekary Śląskie – 4 May 1942) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest, activist. He was murdered in Dachau concentration camp.[1][2][3]

Jozef Czempiel altar

On 13 June 1999, Czempiel was among 108 Polish martyrs of World War II, beatified in Warsaw by Pope John Paul II.

References
  1. Hoffmann, Bedřich (1994). And who Will Kill You: The Chronicle of the Life and Sufferings of Priests in the Concentration Camps. Pallottinum. ISBN 978-83-7014-223-0.
  2. Moroz, Walerian M.; Datko, Andrzej (1996). Męczennicy za wiarę 1939-1945: praca zbiorowa (in Polish). Michalineum. ISBN 978-83-7019-133-7.
  3. Myszor, Jerzy (2009). Kościół na Górnym Śląsku: od diecezji wrocławskiej do archidiecezji katowickiej (in Polish). Księgarnia św. Jacka. ISBN 978-83-7030-691-5.


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