Paweł Socha: key obituary facts
Is Paweł Socha dead? Yes. Paweł Socha died on October 29, 2026, at age 91.
Cause of death: Paweł Socha's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Paweł Socha known for?
He was a Polish Roman-Catholic priest.
More about Paweł Socha
Born: 10 January 1935.
Place of birth: Wojsławice, Masovian Voivodeship.
Gender: male.
Occupation: Catholic priest, Catholic bishop.
Nationality: Poland.
Education: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II. Wydział Teologii.
Awards: Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Paweł Socha, a Polish Roman Catholic prelate who served as titular bishop of Thunigaba and auxiliary bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, died October 29, 2026, aged 91.
Born in Wojsławice, in present-day Masovian Voivodeship, he joined the Congregation of the Mission, also known as the Vincentian Fathers, in 1951 and made his solemn profession in 1956. After studying at the Major Vincentian Theological Seminary in Kraków, he was ordained a priest on May 22, 1958.
Socha began teaching at the Major Theological Seminary in Gościkowo-Paradyż in 1962, while pursuing further studies at the Catholic University of Lublin, where he earned a doctorate in theology in 1969. Pope Paul VI appointed him titular bishop of Thunigaba and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów on November 20, 1973. He held both posts until retiring on January 16, 2012. From 1975 to 1978, he also served as rector of the seminary in Gościkowo-Paradyż. Socha was a Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta.