Zenon Grocholewski
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His Eminence Zenon Grocholewski |
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| Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study) | |
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| Appointed | 15 November 1999 |
| Term ended | 31 March 2015 |
| Predecessor | Pio Laghi |
| Successor | Giuseppe Versaldi |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of S. Nicola in Carcere |
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| Ordination | 27 May 1963 by Antoni Baraniak |
| Consecration | 6 January 1983 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created Cardinal | 21 February 2001 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Zenon Grocholewski |
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11 October 1939 Bródki, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Illum oportet crescere (He must increase) — John 3:30 |
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| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Zenon Grocholewski (born 11 October 1939) is a Polish-born Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, who was elevated to the cardinalate in 2001. He served from 1999 until 2015 as Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Gregorian University. On 31 March 2015, Pope Francis appointed Giuseppe Cardinal Versaldi to succeed him as Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation.
He was born in Bródki to Stanisław and Józefa (née Stawińska) Grocholewski. After studying at the archdiocesan seminary of Poznań, Grocholewski was ordained to the priesthood on 27 May 1963 by Archbishop Antoni Baraniak, who had previously ordained him a subdeacon and deacon.
After his 21 December 1982 appointment as titular bishop of Acropolis, he received his episcopal consecration on the following 6 January from Pope John Paul II, with Archbishops Eduardo Martínez Somalo and Duraisamy Lourdusamy serving as co-consecrators. Grocholewski was promoted to the rank of Archbishop on 16 December 1991 by John Paul II. On 15 November 1999, John Paul II appointed Archbishop Grocholewski to serve as the Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and the Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Gregorian University.
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