It is said that this recommendation was made in so strong terms that the Holy See made the appointment without even consulting with the Primate of Poland, Stefan Wyszyński, as was usual.
He was ordained in 1972 by Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński shortly after graduation from the Major Metropolitan Seminary in Warsaw.
In the CBS miniseries Pope John Paul II (based upon the life of the Polish pope), Cardinal Wyszyński was portrayed by English actor Christopher Lee.
Stefan Wyszyński, Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, cardinal
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On December 2, 1965, he was appointed a Bishop of the Diocese of Przemyśl, and was consecrated by Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński on February 6, 1966.