Edward Dajczak
Edward Dajczak (born February 16, 1949 in Świebodzin , Poland ) is Bishop of Koszalin-Kolobrzeg (German: Köslin-Kolberg).
Life
After elementary school and high school, he attended the seminary in Gościkowie-Paradyz . On June 15, 1975 he received the sacrament of ordination from Bishop Wilhelm Pluta in Gorzów . After several vicar positions, he was appointed Caritas director to the cathedral chapter in 1985. From 1986 to 1988 he was secretary to Bishop Józef Michalik . Then it was the sub- rain and rain of the seminary.
On 15 December 1989 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To auxiliary bishop in Gorzow and titular bishop of Azura . He received his episcopal ordination on January 6, 1990 in Rome from the Pope himself. Co- consecrators were Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re and Archbishop Miroslav Stefan Marusyn , Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Church .
On June 23, 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the bishop of Koszalin-Kolobrzeg. The bishop's initiation in St. Mary's Church, Cathedral in Köslin took place on August 11, 2007 and on the following day in the co- cathedral of the Assumption in Kolberg.
Coat of arms and motto
Auxiliary Bishop in Gorzów
The coat of arms shows a white Christ monogram on a red field and underneath it the M from the coat of arms of Pope John Paul II. Behind the shield there is the bishop's cross, above the green galero (bishop's hat ) with the six hanging green tassels (fiocchi). His motto Eat in Christ (Being in Christ) - Life in Christ.
Bishop of Koszalin-Kolobrzeg
The shield, divided into three parts, shows his personal coat of arms (titular bishop of Azura) on the right. On the left, on a blue background, two golden shepherd's staff and above a golden miter, an indication of Christianization and the bishopric in Kolberg since the thirteenth century. Stylized white waves at the bottom on a blue background. The Baltic Sea habitat , a symbol that many bishops in the Baltic states use in their coats of arms.
Behind the shield bishop's cross and bishop's hat, underneath in the tape the motto.
Web links
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Kazimierz Nycz |
Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg since 2007 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Dajczak, Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Świebodzin , Poland |