Kościół pw. Matki Bożej Królowej Świata w Kisielicach i jego odbudowa (1945 – 1992)
Church of Mother of God the Queen of the World in Kisielice and its reconstruction (1945 – 1992)

Summary/Abstract: The Gothic church in Kisielice has a medieval origin. It was built between 1331 and 1340 by the Stang family, on the southern edge of the town. It originally bore the title of St John the Evangelist and belonged to the Pomezanian diocese. At the time of the Reformation, in 1576, the church was taken over by the Evangelical community, which administered it until 1945. During the warfare of the Soviet Army, in early 1945, the entire roof structurewith its ceramic covering collapsed, damaging the interior of the church. On 25 June 1946, the first post-war parish priest in Kisielice, Fr Jan Przybylski, was appointed. His task was to create a Roman Catholic church community and rebuild the destroyed temple. His activities in this office, which he held until 21 June 1957, had mixed results. The Bishop of Warmia, Tomasz Wilczyński, handed over the post to the Pallottine Fathers on 22 September 1957. From that moment the work of reconstruction of the church began, crowned by the rite of consecration on 28 August 1960 (Bishop Wilczyński). Over the following years, this Gothic temple was successively furnished with new elements of interior decoration, in compliance with the liturgical norms contained in the documents of the Second Vatican Council. Since 1992, the church and the Roman Catholic parish in Kisielice have belonged to the Diocese of Elbląg.

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