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Economic Council of the Polish Embassy to the Holy See
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In 1951, Msgr. V. Meysztowicz, the canonical counsellor of the Polish Embassy to the Holy See informed the priests of Polish origin about the lack of financial resources to maintain the Embassy and the need to suspend its activities. Therefore several priests decided to establish an Economic Council. The Economic Council of the Polish Embassy to the Holy See, was formally established at the meeting on May 11, 1955 in New York. It was headed by Rev. Msgr. F. Kowalczyk, and the secretary Rev. Msgr. W. Rojek. The established Council began collecting funds within is scope and without publicity. She was active in the 1955-1958. Unofficially, she had the support of bishop: Gawlina, Krol and Woźnicki.
However, official aid for Embassy came in the following years through a resolution of the American Episcopal Conference within the National Catholic Welfare Conference (American Caritas), and this aid was the official reason for the suspension of activities. The American Episcopal Conference’s assistance to the Embassy turned out to be temporary. Therefore, in March 26, 1959, Msgr. W. Rojek called a meeting of the presidium of the former Economic Council and asked bishop Woźnicki to provide his valuable advice and tips on what and how we should do this matter. However, Polish priests continued to individually provide material support to the Embassy. The documentation of the Council’s activities was secret.
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