On the fourth anniversary of the death of Archbishop Ignacy Tokarczuk a scientific session devoted to the great shepherd took place. The conference was prepared by the Institute of National Remembrance Branch in Rzeszow, the National Museum of Przemysl, the Department of History and Cultural Heritage of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow and the Archcathedral Parish of St. Stanislaw Kostka in Przemysl. The conference was organized by the Archcathedral Parish of St. John the Baptist and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Przemyśl. The speakers were:
- Dr. Jan Musiał - Non-rebel publications of the Przemyśl diocese in the 1980s
- dr Mariusz Krzysztofiński - Presentation of the book Non omnis moriar. Archbishop Ignacy Tokarczuk in his memoirs
- Prof. Józef Wołczański - Presentation of the book - "I loved these people with all my heart and devotion". Memories 1918-1976
Archbishop Ignacy Tokarczuk is an icon of the struggle against communism. He was radical and intransigent. Surveilled and persecuted by the secret police, he never gave up in the fight for freedom and truth. The authorities of the time considered the Metropolitan of Przemyśl to be their number three enemy of the Church, after John Paul II and Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski. In the mid-1970s, he predicted the collapse of the communist system and the path of oppressed nations to freedom. He supported Solidarity, the repressed and gave advice to Father Jerzy Popiełuszko. Thanks to him, 220 new parishes were established in the Diocese of Przemyśl.
From left: Dariusz Iwaneczko, director of the IPN in Rzeszów, director of the Przemysl Land Museum
Jan Jarosz and Marshal of the Sejm Marek Kuchciński 
