Tomasz Peta
Tomasz Bernard Peta (born August 20, 1951 in Inowrocław , Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship , Poland ) is Archbishop of Astana in Kazakhstan .
Life
Tomasz Peta studied biblical studies in the seminary of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and pastoral theology in Warsaw . He was ordained a priest on June 5, 1976 and was active in pastoral care . 1990 he became vicar in the parish of Mary Queen of Peace in Oziornoe in Kazakhstan ; he was also dean of the northern pastoral region.
Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Administrator in Astana in 1999 . In 2001 he appointed him titular bishop of Benda and donated to him on 19 March 2001 in St. Peter's Basilica , the episcopal ordination ; Co- consecrators were Cardinal Angelo Cardinal Sodano and Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re , Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops .
In 2003 John Paul II appointed him the first Archbishop of the Archbishopric of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Astana after the administration was elevated to the position of Archbishopric . In the same year he also became President of the Episcopal Conference of Kazakhstan. In 2008 he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI. called to the Congregation for the Clergy .
Tomasz Peta is one of the signatories of a multilingual appeal by Carlo Maria Viganò on May 7th, 2020 with the Latin title “Veritas liberabit vos!” ( The truth will set you free , according to Jn 8,32 EU ), which is published on the website kathisch.de of the German Bishops' Conference as a “conglomerate of conspiracy myths and pseudoscience”. It complains that under the pretext of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rights and fundamental freedoms of many citizens are "disproportionately and unjustifiably restricted"; Public health should not become an alibi "to free civil authorities from their duty to act wisely for the common good". The text expresses growing doubts about the actual risk of infection by the coronavirus and describes the reporting of the pandemic as " alarmism ". The containment measures taken fostered the interference of "foreign powers" with serious social and political consequences, according to the text signed by Catholic clergy, journalists, doctors and lawyers. There are forces “interested in creating panic in the population” and promoting “the isolation of individuals” in order to be able to better manipulate and control them. ”This is“ the disturbing prelude to the creation of a world government that beyond any control ”. The text was described by various media as absurd and the theses expressed as conspiracy theories .
Sources and web links
- Entry on Tomasz Peta on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- Short biography
Individual evidence
- ↑ Call. In: APPEAL FOR THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD. Retrieved May 10, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Church appeal with conspiracy theories . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , May 11, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ Bishops spread conspiracy theories . In: Tagesschau.de , May 9, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
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Archbishop of Astana since 1999 |
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| SURNAME | Peta, Tomasz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peta, Tomasz Bernard (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Astana, Kazakhstan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th August 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Inowrocław , Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland |