Kazimierz Nycz
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Most Reverend Kazimierz Nycz (born February 1, 1950) is a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current Archbishop of Warsaw, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007 to succeed the controversial Stanisław Wielgus.
[edit] Biography
Kazimierz Nycz was born in Stara Wieś. He received the diaconate from Karol Cardinal Wojtyla on May 8, 1972, and was ordained to the priesthood on May 20, 1973 by Bishop Julian Groblicki. On May 14, 1988, Nycz was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków and Titular Bishop of Villa Regis. He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 4 from Franciszek Cardinal Macharski, with Archbishops Jerzy Ablewicz and Stanisław Nowak serving as co-consecrators.
In 1999 Nycz was elected Chairman of the Polish Episcopal Conference's Catholic Education Commission. He was promoted to Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg on June 9, 2004. On March 3, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI named Nycz, who was on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land at the time, as the successor of Stanisław Wielgus as Metropolitan Archbishop of Warsaw. Wielgus abruptly resigned on January 7 after admitting to his former collaboration with the Służba Bezpieczeństwa, the Communist secret police in Poland. Nycz's appointment was greatly welcomed[1], and his installation as Archbishop of Warsaw took place during Palm Sunday on April 1, 2007, at St. John's Cathedral.
He holds a doctorate from the University of Lublin, was vice-rector of the Major Seminary of Kraków from 1987 to 1988, and organized the last three visits of Pope John Paul II to Poland. Records of Służba Bezpieczeństwa show that Nycz has repeatedly refused to enter their services.[2]
Since the Archbishop of Warsaw is traditionally a cardinal, Nycz will most likely be elevated to the College of Cardinals in the next consistory, when there are more vacancies in the number of voting cardinals below the age of 80. This will be seen as a vote of confidence to the new Archbishop, with Pope Benedict keen to see the Wielgus affair put behind him and the Church in Poland.
[edit] References
- ^ Catholic News Service. Polish leaders express praise for new head of Warsaw Archdiocese March 5, 2007
- ^ Reuters. Pope names new archbishop of Warsaw after spy scandal March 3, 2007
| Preceded by Marian Gołębiewski |
Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg 2004—2007 |
Succeeded by none |
| Preceded by Stanisław Wielgus |
Archbishop of Warsaw 2007 – present |
Incumbent |
