Józef Kowalczyk
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His Excellency Józef Kowalczyk |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno Primate Emeritus of Poland |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Gniezno |
| Installed | 26 June 2010 |
| Term ended | 17 May 2014 |
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| Ordination | 14 January 1962 |
| Consecration | 20 October 1989 |
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| Born |
28 August 1938 Jadowniki Mokre |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Motto |
Fiat Voluntas Tua (Thy will be done) |
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Józef Kowalczyk (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjuzɛf kɔˈvalt͡ʂɨk]; born 28 August 1938) is a Polish Roman Catholic clergyman, canon lawyer and diplomat who, from 1989 to 2010, served as the first apostolic nuncio to Poland since World War II. He later served as archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland until his retirement in 2014.
Kowalczyk was born on 28 August 1938 in the village of Jadowniki Mokre near Tarnów. In 1956 he began to study at the Seminary of Olsztyn, a successor institution of the Collegium Hosianum. He was ordained priest by auxiliary bishop Józef Drzazga on 14 January 1962 and nominated vicar at the parish of the Holy Trinity in Kwidzyn shortly thereafter. In October 1963, he began his training in canon law at the Catholic University of Lublin and moved to Rome to continue his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in February 1965. He earned his doctorate in canon law in 1968 and a diploma of advocate of the Roman Rota in 1971. He also received a diploma of archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives.
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