normalization of diplomatic relations between Poland and Germany, which was finalized in the 1970 "Warsaw Agreement" which enabled stabilization of church organization in the western and northern reaches of Poland. In June 1966, Życie Warszawy called for the replacement of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński by Kominek. Kominek responded by stating, "On questions of the existence of the Church, we [the hierarchy] are always together". On 28 June 1972 in response to the "Warsaw Agreement", Pope Paul VI appointed Kominek the second Archbishop of Wrocław. In the consistory of 5 March 1973, he made him cardinal priest of Santa Croce in Via Flaminia. One year later, Cardinal Kominek died in Wrocław, at the age of 70. He is buried at the Wrocław Cathedral. In 2005 a statue was erected to him in Wrocław. It is located on Piaskowa Island near the Tumski Bridge, at the entrance to Ostrów Tumski. References External links Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Catholic-Hierarchy Spherical Panorama on Tube360 |- 1903 births 1974 deaths People from Wodzisław Śląski Participants in the Second Vatican Council People from the Province of Silesia Archbishops of Wrocław 20th-century Polish cardinals Jagiellonian University alumni Polish anti-communists Cardinals created by Pope Paul VI