Stanisław Ryłko
Stanisław Marian Cardinal Ryłko (born July 4, 1945 in Andrychów , Poland ) is a Polish clergyman and curia cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
After studying Catholic theology , Ryłko received the sacrament of ordination on March 30, 1969 from the Krakow Archbishop Karol Wojtyła, who later became Pope John Paul II .
On December 20, 1995, John Paul II appointed him titular Archbishop of Novica and secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, and on January 6, 1996, he was ordained a bishop ; Co-consecrators were the Archbishops Giovanni Battista Re and Jorge María Mejía . On October 4, 2003, John Paul II appointed him President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity . After his election, Pope Benedict XVI confirmed . Ryłko in this office. Pope Francis also confirmed him provisionally on September 24, 2013 and permanently on February 6, 2014 as President of the Lay Council.
The Italian news agency ANSA speculated in 2006 about a possible succession of Ryłko to Józef Cardinal Glemp as Archbishop of Warsaw , but this turned out to be a false speculation after the appointment of Stanisław Wielgus and later Kazimierz Nycz .
On November 24, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI took him. as cardinal deacon with the title deaconry Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re in the cardinals college.
With the dissolution of the Pontifical Council for Laity on September 1, 2016, Ryłko's activity as its president ended.
Pope Francis appointed him Archpriest of the Patriarchal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore on December 28, 2016 . On 19 May 2018 he was retaining his title as Diaconia titular church pro hac vice to Cardinal priests appointed.
Working in Germany
In the 1970s he regularly took over the vacation replacement in the parish of Elsdorf near Cologne . He still maintains contact with this community today. He was involved in the preparation and implementation of the 2005 World Youth Day in Cologne, where he celebrated several masses. On April 10, 2008, the German Ambassador to the Holy See, Hans-Henning Horstmann, presented him with the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany with a star and shoulder ribbon awarded by Federal President Horst Köhler .
Memberships
Memberships in the Roman Curia
Stanisław Cardinal Ryłko is a member of the following institutions of the Roman Curia :
- Congregation for the Causes of Saints (since 2008)
- Congregation for Bishops (since 2004, confirmed in 2008 and 2013)
- Pontifical Commission for Latin America (since 2008, confirmed in 2014)
- Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization (since 2011)
- Pontifical Commission for the State of the Vatican City (since 2018)
Web links
- Ryłko, Stanisław. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 12, 2017.
- Entry on Stanisław Ryłko on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 12, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ^ Nomina del Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio per i Laici. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 3, 2003, accessed February 21, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Conferme nel Pontificio Consiglio per i Laici. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, September 24, 2013, accessed February 21, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Conferme e Nomine nel Pontificio Consiglio per i Laici. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 6, 2014, accessed February 21, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Sylwia Wysocka: Wirtualna Polska - Wiadomości, Zmiany personalne w Watykanie. June 8, 2006, Retrieved February 21, 2015 (Polish).
- ^ Rinuncia dell'Arciprete e Amministratore della Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore e nomina del nuovo Arciprete. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 28, 2016, accessed December 28, 2016 (Italian).
- ^ Concistoro per il voto su alcune Cause di Canonizzazione. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 19, 2018, accessed May 21, 2018 (Italian).
- ↑ Cardinal Rylko - almost an Elsdorfer. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: Mit einer Pfarrbrief der Pfarrgemeinden im Pfarrverband Elsdorf, issue 3/2007. Pfarrverband Elsdorf, pp. 24–25 , archived from the original on February 21, 2015 ; accessed on February 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Review 2008. German Embassy to the Holy See, archived from the original on January 6, 2010 ; accessed in 2008 .
- ^ A b c Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 12, 2008, accessed February 21, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Membro della Congregazione per i Vescovi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 31, 2004, accessed February 21, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Conferma del Prefetto della Congregazione per i Vescovi e Nomine e Conferme di Membri e Consultori mel medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 16, 2013, accessed February 21, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Conferme e Nomina nella Pontificia Commissione per l'America Latina. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 15, 2014, accessed February 21, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione della Nuova Evangelizzazione. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 5, 2011, accessed February 21, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Membro della Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Città del Vaticano. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, August 11, 2018, accessed August 11, 2018 (Italian).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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James Francis Cardinal Stafford |
President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity 2003–2016 |
Council dissolved |
Santos Abril y Castelló |
Archpriest of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore since 2016 |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ryłko, Stanisław |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ryłko, Cardinal Stanisław |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish clergyman and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Andrychów , Poland |