Jerzy Popieluszko Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jerzy Popieluszko, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Poland.

8 records1984–19855 events3 places

Chronological biography

1984

Arrest of Jerzy Popieluszko1984

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Priest

Security police arrest pro-Solidarity Jerzy Popieluszko

Solidarity1984

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Priest

Security police arrest pro-Solidarity Jerzy Popieluszko

Assassination of Jerzy PopieluszkoOctober 1984

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Priest · River Vistula

Popieluszkos body is found in the Vistula River

Assassination of Jerzy Popieluszko19 October 1984

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Priest

Security police assassinate Jerzy Popieluszko

Death of Jerzy Popieluszko19 October 1984

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Priest · Torun

Death of Jerzy Popieluszko, assassinated

Burial3 November 1984

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Priest · Warsaw

200,000 attend the rites for Jerzy Popieluszko

Assassination of Jerzy Popieluszko27 December 1984

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Priest · Torun

4 Polish officers are tried for the assassination of Jerzy Popieluszko

1985

Assassination of Jerzy Popieluszko7 February 1985

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Priest · Torun

4 Polish officers are given jail sentences

Titles and roles

Priest

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.