 He was ordained in 1933 by Cardinal August Hlond and began work as an assistant in parishes in Inowrocław and from 1938 in Gniezno.When the Second World War erupted in 1939, he was arrested by the Gestapo and sent to Piotrków Trybunalski.On August 15, 1943 he was arrested again and taken to Oświęcim (Auschwitz) concentration camp.