Arthur Krawczak
Roman Catholic bishop
Born Feb. 2, 1913, Detroit (MI), U.S.; son of Joseph and Pauline (Kniga).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sacred Heart Seminary, 1936; ordination, 1940; Master of Social Work, Catholic University, Washington (DC), 1951.
Career: assistant, St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 1940-45, St. Stanislaus Parish, 1945-49, Detroit; summer youth camps chaplain, Wayne County Juvenile Court, Wayne County Jail, 1940-45; director, Archdiocesan Displaced Persons (DP) Program, 1951-56; assistant, spiritual director, youth director, chaplain, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Archdiocese of Detroit, 1956-62; founder, pastor, St. Martin de Porres Parish, 1962-71, Ascension Parish, 1971-76, Warren (MI); archdiocesan consultor, 1971-77, vicar, Centerline Vicariate, 1972-73, coordinator, Archdiocesan Central Offices, 1973-77, regional bishop, North Eastern Region, 1977-81, director, Department of Education, 1981-83, Archdiocese of Detroit; Retired.
Member: board chairman, Macomb County Office of Economical Opportunity; president, Warren Housing Commission, Warren Centerline Ministerial Association; National Association of Social Workers; Academy of Certified Social Workers; Black - Polish Conference; Detroit Youth Commission; United Community Services Board; United Foundation Board; Michigan Immigration Commission; Region V Task Force on Community Health Services.
Honors: bishop's ordination, 1973; senior priest status, 1983; listed in Who's Who in Religion.
Languages: English, Polish.
Office: Archdiocese of Detroit, 1234 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48226.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996