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 and rector of Lviv University. In 1835 Zachariasiewicz founded theological seminary in Tarnów. His work focused on the history of the Christian Church, Poland, and Armenians.
He was a son of Abgaro Zachary and Helena Asiewicz-Passakasow. Her father Tomasz Asiewicz is inscribed in encyclopedias of Polish nobles. Franciszek's uncle was bishop Grzegorz Zachariasiewicz.Many Zachariasiewiczes were Greek-catholic priests. Zachary was the Rome Pope.
