Józef Szamocki
Józef Szamocki (born October 4, 1954 in Gdynia , Pomeranian Voivodeship , Poland ) is a Roman Catholic clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Toruń (Thorn) .
Life
The Bishop of Kulm , Bernard Czaplinski , ordained him as a priest on April 29, 1979 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Clypia and auxiliary bishop in Toruń on April 20, 2000 . He was ordained episcopate on May 27th of the same year by the Bishop of Toruń, Andrzej Suski ; Co- consecrators were Tadeusz Gocłowski CM , Archbishop of Danzig , and Henryk Muszyński , Archbishop of Gniezno . As a motto he chose Servire ecclesiae (" To serve the Church").
His coat of arms shows a blue globe with black longitudes and latitudes on a white background, above it the TAU ( Antonius Cross ), left and right 2 blue letters EM Mater Ecclesia - Mother Church .
Bishop Suski appointed him vicar general of the diocese of Toruń.
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| SURNAME | Szamocki, Jozef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Toruń |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th October 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gdynia |