Stanisław Ryłko
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His Eminence Stanisław Cardinal Ryłko |
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| Cardinal-Archpriest, Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore | |
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| Appointed | 28 December 2016 |
| Predecessor | Santos Abril y Castelló |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re |
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| Ordination | 30 March 1969 by Karol Józef Wojtyła (later Pope John Paul II) |
| Consecration | 6 January 1996 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created Cardinal | 24 November 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
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| Born |
4 July 1945 Andrychów, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto |
Lux Mea Christus (Christ, My Light) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Stanisław Ryłko (born 4 July 1945) is a Polish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He held positions in the Roman Curia beginning in 1987 and was president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity from 2003 to 2016. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007. He has been Archpriest of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore since 28 December 2016
Besides his native Polish, the Cardinal speaks Italian, English, and German.
Stanisław Ryłko was born in Andrychów to Władysław and Aurelia Ryłko. He has two siblings: a brother, Władysław (d. 2007), and a sister, Jadwiga. He graduated from the Lyceum of Maria Skłodowska-Curie in Andrychów in 1963 before entering the seminary in Kraków, later obtaining his licentiate in moral theology. Ryłko then studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University, where he earned his doctorate in social sciences. He was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Karol Wojtyła (later Pope John Paul II) on 30 March 1969 in Wawel Cathedral, and then did pastoral work in Poronin until 1971.
Ryłko served as vice-rector of the Kraków seminary before teaching practical theology at the Pontifical Theological Academy of Kraków. He was secretary of the lay apostolate commission of the Polish Episcopal Conference as well. In 1987, he returned to Rome and was charged with responsibility for the section for the Catholic Youth Work of the Pontifical Council for the Laity; during this time, he organized of the World Youth Day events of 1989 and 1991. He was transferred to the Polish section of the Vatican Secretariat of State in 1992.
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