Zbigniew Kiernikowski
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Zbigniew Kiernikowski in March 2008.
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Coat of arms of Zbigniew Kiernikowski
Zbigniew Kiernikowski (born 2 July 1946 in Szamarzewo) is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who was bishop of Legnica from 2014 to 2021.
Biography[]
Kiernikowski was ordained to the priesthood on 6 June 1971.
He completed a dissertation in Theology in 1983 at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum with a dissertation entitled La crescita della comunità, Corpo di Cristo : l'identità e il dinamismo della vita cristiana rispecchiate nella dinamica del testo della Lettera ai Colossesi.
Kiernikowski was named bishop of Siedlce, Poland, on 28 March 2002.[1] On 16 April 2014 was named bishop of Legnica.[2]
Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 28 June 2021.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 28.03.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 March 2002. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 16.04.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 28 June 2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
Categories:
- 1946 births
- Living people
- People from Września County
- Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas alumni
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Poland
- Polish Roman Catholic bishop stubs