In memoriam. Ks. dr Adam Nowak (1927-2020) jako bibliotekoznawca i duszpasterz
In memoriam. Rev. Dr. Adam Nowak (1927-2020) as a Librarian and a Priest

Summary/Abstract: The text presents the figure of Fr. prelate dr. Adam Nowak (1927-2020), who died on October 7, 2020. He lived 93 busy years, including 69 years in the priesthood in the Tarnów Diocese. His life passions were: library science (in the years 1963-1991 he served as a director of the library of the Major Theological Seminary in Tarnów, having previously obtained specialist education in this field), archival studies (in the years 1970-1988 he served as director of the Diocesan Archives in Tarnów), Church history and education. His master’s and doctoral theses concerned librarianship issues. A unique feature of Fr. Nowak’s pastoral activity was his work among dysfunctional people, especially as a diocesan chaplain of the deaf (1954-1998). Working in the seminar library, he professionally ensured its supply with the latest publications and contributed to its modernization. When he retired, he lived in a small flat next to the library’s reading room. He promoted many graduates in the history of the Church, and his opus vitae is a four-volume Biographical Dictionary of the Priests of the Tarnów Diocese 1786-1985. He remained in the grateful memory of many generations of graduates of the Major Theological Seminary and the Theological Institute in Tarnów.

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