Franciszek Ksawery Zachariasiewicz

Franciszek Ksawery Abgaro-Zachariasiewicz was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop of Przemyśl, elevated in 1840. He was also bishop of Tarnów. First ordained a priest in the Armenian Catholic Church in 1795, he became a priest of the Roman Catholic Church in since 1812. He also served as professor (1800–1827) and rector (1826/1827) of Lviv University. In 1835 Zachariasiewicz founded theological seminary in Tarnów. His work focused on the history of the Christian Church, Poland, and Armenians.