Stanisław Gądecki

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Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki (2012)
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Stanisław Andrzej Gądecki (born October 19, 1949 in Strzelno ) is a Polish clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Poznan .

Life

The Archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw and Primate of Poland , Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski , ordained him a priest on June 9, 1973 . He is a biblical scholar and has taught Old Testament exegesis.

Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Rubicon and auxiliary bishop in Gniezno on February 1, 1992 . He was ordained bishop by the Polish primate, Józef Cardinal Glemp , on March 25 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Bogdan Józef Wojtuś , auxiliary bishop in Gniezno, and Gerard Bernacki , auxiliary bishop in Katowice . He chose Opere et Veritate as his motto .

On March 28, 2002, John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Poznan . On March 12, 2014 he was elected chairman of the Polish Bishops' Conference.

Pope Francis appointed Stanisław Gądecki to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on May 28, 2014 .

In January 2016, Bishop Gadecki appealed to the parishes in the Archdiocese of Poznan to accept refugees. He criticized attacks on foreigners and refugees as “sick nationalism”: love for one's own country should not be expressed in xenophobia.

On October 8, 2016, he was elected Vice-President of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences.

Web links

Commons : Stanisław Gądecki  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Abp Stanisław Gądecki Nowym przewodniczącym Konferencji Episkopatu Polski
  2. ^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede. In: Bolletino. Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, May 28, 2014, accessed May 28, 2014 (Italian).
  3. ↑ radiovaticana.va: Bishop denounces pathological patriotism ( memento of February 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), January 25, 2016; Publik Forum No. 2/2016, January 29, 2016, p. 6f.
  4. ^ New CCEE Presidency: Card. A. Bagnasco (President), Card. V. Nichols and Archbishop S. Gądecki (Vice-Presidents). CCEE, October 8, 2016, accessed October 15, 2016 .
predecessor Office successor
Juliusz Paetz Archbishop of Poznan
since 2002 		...
personal data
SURNAME Gądecki, Stanisław
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gądecki, Stanisław Andrzej (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Poznan
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Strzelno