Andrew Peter Wypych
Andrew Peter Wypych | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago Titular Bishop of Naraggara | |
| Archdiocese | Chicago |
| Appointed | June 13, 2011 |
| Installed | August 10, 2011 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Naraggara |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 29, 1979 |
| Consecration | August 10, 2011 by Francis George, Gustavo Garcia-Siller, and Józek Guzdek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 5, 1954 Kazimierza Wielka, Poland |
| Motto | THE LOVE OF CHRIST IMPELS US |
| Styles of Andrew Peter Wypych | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Andrew Peter Wypych (born December 5, 1954) is a Polish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an Auxiliary Bishop and Episcopal Vicar of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Biography[]
Early life and education[]
Wypych was born in Kazimierza Wielka, Poland, and attended elementary and secondary schools there. He attended seminary in Kraków, Poland, graduating with his master's degree in theology.
Ordination and ministry[]
He was ordained April 29, 1979, for the Archdiocese of Kraków, Poland and served as an associate pastor there from 1979 to 1983, the year he came to the United States and petitioned for incardination in the Archdiocese of Chicago. He was incardinated in 1989.
In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Wypych served as associate pastor, Five Holy Martyrs Parish ( April 10, 1983 – December 1, 1983); associate pastor, St. Giles Parish ( December 1, 1983 – 1985); associate pastor, St. Ladislaus Parish (January 5, 1985-July 1986); associate pastor, parochial administrator and pastor of St. Pancratius Parish (July 1986-April 30, 2002); pastor, Five Holy Martyrs Parish (October 29, 1996 – October 4, 1999) and pastor, St. Francis Borgia Parish ( May 1, 2002 – July 31, 2011).
Wypych served as Dean of Deanery IV-D (July 1, 2007 – August 10, 2011) and was a member of the Archdiocesan College of Consultors (January 1, 2010 – June 13, 2011).
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago[]
On June 13, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI named Wypych an Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago and Titular Bishop of Naraggara.[citation needed] He received his episcopal consecration on August 10, 2011, from Cardinal Francis George, OMI, with Bishop Józek Guzdek and Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. as co-consecrators. As an auxiliary bishop, Wypych also serves as Episcopal Vicar for Vicariate V.[1][2]
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References[]
- ^ "Andrew Wypych Biographical Summary". Archdiocese of Chicago. Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ "Bishop Andrew Peter Wypych". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
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Episcopal succession[]
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- 1954 births
- Living people
- Polish Roman Catholic titular bishops
- Polish emigrants to the United States
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
- Christianity in Chicago
- 21st-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
- Religious leaders from Illinois
- People from Kazimierza County