Józef Czempiel

Józef Czempiel (born September 21, 1883 in Piekary Śląskie – May 4, 1942) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest, activist. He was murdered in Dachau concentration camp.

On 13 June 1999, Czempiel was among 108 Polish martyrs of World War II, beatified in Warsaw by Pope John Paul II.

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