# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/herbert-bednorz
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:03:30.660Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/herbert-bednorz"
name: "Herbert Bednorz"
slug: "herbert-bednorz"
description: "Herbert Bednorz was born in Gliwice to a working-class family. He is a Polish Catholic priest, theologist, and a Coadjutor bishop and later, from 1967, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Katowice until 1985. During his tenure, he prioritized pastoral care for workers, often engaging directly with them and organizing pilgrimages to the Bakery Sanctuary. Through speeches, he advocated for workers' rights, including the importance of Sundays off, earning him the nickname \"worker's bishop.\" Despite facing persecution from communist authorities and a five-year banishment from his diocese, he remained strong in his advocacy. Known for his dedication to those in need, Bednorz provided significant support throughout his life, exemplifying Catholic social teaching and courageously defending the rights of miners, workers, and all individuals. Bishop Herbert Bednorz was commemorated in the bishops' hall."
tagline: "Polish Roman Catholic bishop (1908–1989)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Herbert_Bednorz.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Religious Figures"
  slug: "religious-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Religious Figure"
  slug: "religious-figure"
birthDate: "1908-09-22"
deathDate: "1989-04-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.2725366876310273
  historical:           5.950973333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Herbert Bednorz"
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    title: "هربرت بيدنورز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Bednorz"
    title: "Herbert Bednorz"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Bednorz"
    title: "Herbert Bednorz"
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  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Bednorz"
    title: "Herbert Bednorz"
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  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Bednorz"
    title: "Herbert Bednorz"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1608042"
    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump