Edward Janiak

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Edward Janiak
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Edward Janiak (born August 14, 1952 in Malczyce ( German Maltsch ad Oder ), Lower Silesian Voivodeship , Poland ) is a Polish clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Kalisz .

Life

After graduating from high school, he entered the Archbishop's Seminary in Wroclaw . On May 19, 1979, he received the sacrament of ordination through the auxiliary bishop Wincenty Urban of Breslau .

On October 26, 1983 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To auxiliary bishop in Breslau and titular bishop of Scillium . He was ordained bishop by the Archbishop of Wroclaw, Cardinal Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz , on November 30, 1996 in Wroclaw Cathedral ; Co-consecrators were the Apostolic Nuncio in Poland, Józef Kowalczyk , and the Polish military bishop Sławoj Leszek Głódź . His motto is: Oportet servire - It is necessary to serve.

The doctor of theology was a member of the International Catholic Commission on Migration, member of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care for Migrants and People on the Move , Chairman of the Committee on Migration, Tourism and Pilgrimage KEP, KEP Immigration Delegate, Delegate of Pastoral Care for KEP Workers Forestry, Water and environmental protection, member of the Commission for the Polish Diaspora and Poles Abroad, Provost of the Wroclaw Metropolitan Chapter and Vicar General . In 2005 Janiak planted an oak tree in the Arboretum Wirty in northern Poland , the seeds of which Pope John Paul II had blessed.

On July 21, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the bishop of Kalisz. The ceremonial inauguration ( enthronement ) took place on September 15, 2012 in the Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas in Kalisz.

In June 2020 he was admitted to a clinic, heavily drunk. He was previously accused of covering up sexual abuse by a priest in his diocese. On June 25, 2020, Pope Francis placed the Archbishop of Łódź , Grzegorz Ryś , at his side as Apostolic Administrator sede plena , which means that Janiak's jurisdiction is suspended until further notice.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Arboretum Wirty - od 1875 r .: History. In: wirty.pl. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014 ; accessed on May 18, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ Biskup Janiak trafil pijany do szpitala? Episcopate odpowiada. dorzeczy.pl, accessed June 25, 2020 (Polish).
  3. ^ Nomina dell'Amministratore Apostolico sede plena di Kalisz (Polonia). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 25, 2020, accessed June 25, 2020 (Italian).
personal data
SURNAME Janiak, Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Kalisz
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Malczyce , Lower Silesian Voivodeship , Poland