Stanislaw Czapiewski
Jesuit priest
Born May 14, 1911, Liniewo, Poland; came to U.S., 1948; son of Pawel and Weronika (Wojak).
Education: Jesuit Seminary, Cracow (Poland), 1936; Bobolanum, Lublin (Poland), 1938; St. Joseph University, Beirut (Lebanon), 1943; Weston College, Boston (MA), 1948-49.
Career: chaplain, Polish Armed Forces in the Middle East, 1942-48; organizer, Mission Service for Jesuits in Zambia, Chicago (IL), 1951-87; editor, Wsrod ludu Zambii (quarterly), 1952-80; retired; Polish community priest, Hamtramck (MI), 1988 -.
Author: Przez zakratowane okienko; Latem w slonecznej Rodezji; Warto bylo zyc (memoirs), 1987; film producer, Pionierski trud, Sebastiano, Boze zniwo, Im luano tal, Polscy misjonarze w Zambii; numerous articles on missiology.
Member of: organizer, head, "Jan Beyzym Memorial" Religious - Cultural Club, Chicago, 1973-87.
Honors: Silver Cross of Merit, Polish Government in Exile, London (United Kingdom).
Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the Middle East, chaplain, captain, 1942-48.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Latin, French, Russian.
Hobbies: arts, Christmas cribs, photography.
Office: 2730 Caniff St., Hamtramck, MI 48212.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996