Szczepan Hołowczyc

Szczepan Hołowczyc de armis Pierzchała (19 August 1741–27 August 1823) was an Archbishop of Warsaw and a Senator of Congress Poland.

He was the son of Basil and Mary Hołowczyc (Ostaszkiewicz), who came from a Belarusian noble family located near Pinsk. He was ordained in 1772. From 1774 to 1776, he traveled Europe for scientific purposes; upon returning to Poland, he was made secretary to Andrzej Młodziejowski and later Michał Jerzy Poniatowski. He served as canon at the cathedrals of the Archdiocese of Warsaw in 1781 and of the Archdiocese of Kraków in 1783; he was also dean of the cathedral of the Diocese of Kielce.

Hołowczyc was appointed bishop of Sandomierz on 29 March 1819. On 6 June 1819, he was consecrated as the first Bishop of the Diocese of Sandomierz by Adam Michał Prażmowski, bishop of Płock; he was later made Archbishop of Warsaw in 1820, with Adam Prosper Burzyński succeeding him as Bishop of Sandomierz.

On 17 December 1819, Hołowczyc was appointed Primate of Poland, succeeding Poniatowski. He died on 27 August 1823; his funeral was held on 5 September.