Ryszard Rumianek was the rector of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw

Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw is a state university in Warsaw. It was founded 1999 and is named after Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński.- History :...

. He died in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash

2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash

The 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash occurred on 10 April 2010, when a Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed near the city of Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board...

 in Smolensk

Smolensk

Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...

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Rumianek was born in Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

. He was ordained in 1972 by Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński shortly after graduation from the Major Metropolitan Seminary in Warsaw. At the time of his death he was the rector of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw.

October 5, 2009 "for outstanding achievements in scientific and educational activities for their performance in pastoral work, he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of the Rebirth of Polish [4]. [5].

On October 5, 2009, for outstanding achievements in scientific and educational activities for performance in pastoral work he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. On 16 April 2010, he was posthumously awarded the Commander's Cross of Polonia Restituta.