Radziszewski, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis
Roman Catholic clergyman. Born in Poland, August 6, 1886. Studied at Polish Theological Seminary, Orchard Lake, Mich.; completed his theological studies at St. Bernard's Seminary, Rochester, N. Y. and St. Bonaventure's Seminary, Allegheny, N. Y. Ordained June 10, 1911. First assignment as curate to Transfiguration Church, later to St. Stanislaus Church, Buffalo, N. Y. Also served as curate at St. Hyacinth's Church, Dunkirk, N. Y. and Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Batavia, N. Y. In 1922 appointed pastor of St. Barbara's Church, Lackawanna, N. Y., and in March, 1940 transferred as pastor to St. Adalbert's Church, Buffalo, N. Y. For his services to the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Pius XII elevated him to the rank of Domestic Prelate in December, 1942. Residence: 212 Stanislaus St., Buffalo, N. Y.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943