Kowalewski, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jacob J.
Clergyman. Born in 1881 in Poznan, Poland. At the age of two came to U.S. Settled with parents at Tunkhannock, Pa. Graduate of St. Bonaventure's College, and St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, Md., in 1905. Pastor of St. Mary's parish, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., since 1921. Elevated to the rank of Monsignor by the Holy See in 1930. Residence: 40 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943