Wojciech Ziemba

Wojciech Ziemba (born October 15, 1941 in Wampierzów , Subcarpathian Voivodeship , Poland ) is a Polish clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Warmia .

Life

Wojciech Ziemba attended high school in Mielec and Bystrzyca Kłodzka . After graduating from high school in 1958, he worked for two years in the finance department in the National Council's office in Mielec. In 1960 he entered the seminary "Hosianum" in Olsztyn (Allenstein) and received there on 18 June 1967 by Bishop Józef Drzazga the priesthood . From 1970 to 1974 he studied Catholic theology at the Catholic University of Lublin and obtained his doctorate . A study visit to Rome followed from 1979 to 1980 . After his return from Rome he held Bible seminars at the “Hosianum” in Olsztyn. From 1981 to 1986 he was first prefect, then subregens and regens at the seminary there .

On June 19, 1982 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To the titular of Falerone and auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Warmia . He was ordained bishop on July 4, 1982 by the then Primate of Poland and later Cardinal, Józef Glemp . Co-consecrators were the Archbishop of Wroclaw , Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz and the Bishop of Warmia Jan Obłąk .

His motto is: Dives in misericordia Deus (“God is rich in mercy”).

On March 25, 1992 he became bishop of the newly founded Diocese of Ełk (dt. Lyck ) and on November 16, 2000 Archbishop of Białystok . On May 30, 2006 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Archbishop of Warmia. On June 29, 2006 he received the pallium of the metropolitan from the Pope in St. Peter's Square .

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on October 15, 2016.

Web links

Homepage of the Archdiocese of Warmia (Polish)
Entry for Wojciech Ziemba on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia e successione dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Warmia (Polonia). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 15, 2016, accessed October 15, 2016 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Edmund Piszcz	Archbishop of Warmia 2006–2016	Józef Górzyński
Stanislaw Szymecki	Archbishop of Białystok 2000-2006	Edward Ozorowski
	Bishop of Ełk 1992-2000	Edward Samsel

personal data
SURNAME	Ziemba, Wojciech
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Polish clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Warmia
DATE OF BIRTH	October 15, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wampierzów , occupied Poland (today: Subcarpathian Voivodeship , Poland )

[1] Rinuncia e successione dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Warmia (Polonia). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 15, 2016, accessed October 15, 2016 (Italian).