Czeslaw Kozon
His Excellency Czesław Kozon | |
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Bishop of Copenhagen | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen |
Appointed | 22 March 1995 |
Installed | 7 May 1995 |
Predecessor | Hans Ludvig Martensen |
Orders | |
Ordination | 6 January 1979 |
Consecration | 7 May 1995 by Hans Ludvig Martensen |
Personal details | |
Born | Idestrup, Falster, Denmark | November 17, 1951
Nationality | Dane |
Motto | Veritatem in Caritate |
Coat of arms |
Czesław Kozon (Danish pronunciation: [ˈɕeslɑw kɔˈsoːn]; Latin: Ceslaus; born 17 November 1951, Idestrup, Falster, Denmark) is the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Copenhagen.
His parents were emigrees from Communist Poland. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Copenhagen on January 6, 1979. In 1995, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Copenhagen, and he was consecrated by Bishop Hans Ludvig Martensen, S.J. on May 7, 1995.[1]
Styles of Czesław Kozon | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Posthumous style | not applicable |
References[]
- "Om Czeslaw Kozon" (in Danish). Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
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