Marek Jędraszewski
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The Most Reverend Marek Jędraszewski |
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| Archbishop of Kraków | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Kraków |
| Metropolis | Kraków |
| See | Kraków |
| Appointed | 8 December 2016 |
| Installed | 28 January 2017 |
| Predecessor | Stanisław Dziwisz |
| Other posts | Vice-President of the Polish Episcopal Conference (2014-Present) |
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| Ordination | 24 May 1973 by Antoni Baraniak |
| Consecration | 29 June 1997 by Juliusz Paetz |
| Rank | Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Marek Jędraszewski |
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24 July 1949 Poznań, Polish People's Republic |
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| Motto | Scire Christum ("To know Christ") |
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Marek Jędraszewski (born 24 July 1949) is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate who now serves as the current Archbishop of Kraków since his appointment on 8 December 2016. He served before this as the Archbishop of Łódź. He is also the current Vice-President of the Polish Episcopal Conference and has held that position since 2014.
The archbishop is known for being an orthodox defender of the faith but one who is charismatic and manages to interact with the faithful as an adequate evangelist. He is also known for being open to ecumenism efforts and dialogue. His selection for the Kraków archdiocese was perceived as a surprise in some quarters.
Marek Jędraszewski was born in Poznań.
Jędraszewski earned his high school diploma in 1967 and straight after underwent his ecclesial studies until 1973 in Poznań. He received his ordination to the priesthood from Bishop Antoni Baraniak in mid-1973. Baraniak sent him for philosophical studies at the Pontifical Gregorian in 1975 where he earned a doctorate. In 1974 he earned a bachelor's degree in his theological studies in Poznań and from 1973 to 1975 served as a parochial vicar at Saint Martin's parish in Odalnów. He received his bachelor's degree in his philosophical studies later in 1977. On 20 December 1979 he defended his doctoral dissertation and Pope John Paul II awarded it a gold medal.
From 1980 until 1996 he served in Poznań as an assistant professor and served as the prefect of seminarians from 1980 until 1987. From 1987 until 1996 he served as the editor (chief editor since 1990) of the "Catholic Guide" paper while in 1996 he did his habilitation degree in Kraków on Jean-Paul Sartre and Emmanuel Levinas. In 1996 he was made an associate professor in Poznań and was also made a visiting professor to the Pontifical Lateran.
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