Tadeusz Płoski
Tadeusz Płoski | |
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| Born | 9 March 1956 Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland |
| Died | 10 April 2010 (aged 54) |
| Occupation | Military bishop |
| Years active | 2004–2010 |
| Known for | Military Ordinary for the Polish Armed Forces (2004–2010) |
Tadeusz Płoski (born 9 March 1956 – died 10 April 2010) served as a Polish military bishop and held the rank of Major General. His place of birth was Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland.
On 16 October 2004, Pope John Paul II appointed him as the Military Ordinary for the Polish Armed Forces. He received episcopal consecration on 30 October 2004. In this capacity, he was responsible for overseeing the pastoral care and clergy serving within the Polish military.
Płoski was among those listed on the passenger manifest of the Tupolev Tu-154 operated by the 36th Special Aviation Regiment, which was transporting the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński. The aircraft crashed near the Smolensk-North airfield close to Pechersk, near Smolensk, Russia, on 10 April 2010, resulting in the death of all passengers and crew.
In 2017, following the reopening of the crash investigation by Polish authorities and exhumation of victims’ remains, forensic examination uncovered that Archbishop Miron Chodakowski's coffin contained an upper half belonging to him but the lower half belonged to Płoski. Only a portion of Płoski’s remains was located in his designated coffin.
Military Promotions
- Promoted to Captain in 1992
- Elevated to Major in 1995
- Advanced to Lieutenant Colonel in 1998
- Achieved rank of Colonel in 2000
- Became Brigadier General in 2004
- Reached rank of Major General in 2006
Honours and awards
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta awarded posthumously in 2010; previously received Knight's Cross in 2008
- Gold Cross of Merit granted in 2007
- Silver Cross of Merit awarded in 1999
- Bronze Medal in the Service of the Armed Forces of the Homeland
- Silver Medal recognizing contributions to national defence
- Gold Medal of Merit for service to the Police
- Gold Badge of Merit for the Customs Service, awarded posthumously in 2010
- Commander Missio Reconciliationis
- Recipient of the Medal Pro Memoria
- Badge of Honour for exceptional service to the League of National Defense
- Knight of the Order of Virtuti Militari
- Badge acknowledging contributions to the National Union of Soldiers, Peasants' Battalions
- Honorary Badge from the Organizational Merit of the Republic of Pilsudski Polish Association, awarded in 2009
- Grand Officer rank within the Order of Merit, Portugal, received in 2008
- Cross of Honour from the Scouting Association of the Republic of Poland - AD amīcum, awarded posthumously in 2010
- Posthumous Award of Merit from the City of Warsaw in 2010
References
- 1956 births
- 2010 deaths
- People from Lidzbark Warmiński
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Poland
- Polish generals
- Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Recipients of the Cross of Merit (Poland)
- Knights of the Virtuti Militari
- Grand Officers of the Order of Merit (Portugal)
- Victims of the Smolensk air disaster