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Pope John Paul II - Youngest bishop in Poland

Time: Friday Jul 4, 1958

Place: Lakes region of northern Poland, Poland

Details: On 4 July 1958, while Wojtyła was on a kayaking holiday in the lakes region of northern Poland, Pope Pius XII appointed him as the Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków. He was then summoned to Warsaw to meet the Primate of Poland, Bishop of Sophene and Vågå. At the age of 38, Wojtyła became the youngest bishop in Poland.

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