Cardinal stanislaw dziwisz biography
- Stanisław Jan Dziwisz (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲiswav ˈdʑiviʂ]; born 27 April 1939) is a.
- Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, Archbishop emeritus of Krakow (Poland), was born on 27 April 1939 in Raba Wyżna, Poland.
- 23 Jun 1963, 24.1, Ordained Priest, Priest of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland.
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Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, Archbishop of Krakow (Poland), was born on 27 April 1939 in Raba Wyżna, Poland. He was ordained a priest on 23 June 1963 by the-then Auxiliary Bishop of Krakow, Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope (now Saint) John Paul II.
In 1967 he received a licentiate in theology from the Faculty of Theology of Krakow, and in 1981 he received a doctorate in theology.
He began his pastoral ministry as parochial vicar, and in October 1966 Archbishop Wojtyła appointed him as his chaplain and secretary. When Cardinal Wojtyła of Krakow was elected Pope, he appointed Mons. Dziwisz as his personal secretary; he held this office until the death of Pope John Paul II on 2 April 2005.
On 7 February 1998 he was appointed titular Bishop of San Leone and Adjunct Prefect of the Pontifical Household. He was ordained Bishop by John Paul II on 19 March 1998. On 29 September 2003 he was raised to the dignity of Archbishop.
Pope Benedict XVI appointed the new Cardinal as Archbishop of Krakow on 3 June 2005.
On 4 November 2005, in Krakow, he began the diocesan process of inquiry of the
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Stanisław Dziwisz
His Eminence Stanisław Dziwisz | |
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Stanisław Dziwisz (2018) | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Kraków |
| In office | 2005–2016 |
| Predecessor | Franciszek Macharski |
| Ordination | 23 June 1963 by Bolesław Kominek |
| Consecration | 19 March 1998 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created cardinal | 24 March 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Birth name | Stanisław Jan Dziwisz |
| Born | (1939-04-27)April 27, 1939 Raba Wyżna, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Sursum Corda |
| Signature | |
| Coat of arms | |
Stanisław Jan Dziwisz (born 27 April 1939)[1] is a Polish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Kraków from 2005 to 2016. He was made a cardinal in 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Early life and education
[change | change source]Stanisław Dziwisz was born in Raba Wyżna, Poland. He was ordained a priest on 23 June 1963 by Bishop Bolesław Kominek.[1][2]
Ecclesiastical career
[change | change source]In 1998, Dziwisz was appointe
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Today, however, fifteen years after he left for the House of the Father, we can see with what perspicacity he was analysing the reality, and how accurate were his predictions of the problems we are facing today. When the communist system in Europe was collapsing, most intellectuals expressed universal optimism, in the conviction that the era political and ideological confrontations was ending for good, and that from then on, a golden age of liberal democracy would continue without any more disturbances. It was then fashionable to talk about “the end of history”.
Nevertheless, the Holy Father did not give in to such euphoria, calling the Marxist collectivism (for example, in “Crossing the Threshold of Hope”) a “worse edition” of a broader programme that had dominated the public life in the West for three centuries, aimed in essence at erasing God and religion from the public space. The history of the 20th century shows that such a struggle did not end well for the humanity; on the contrary, it brought many tragedies.
The events that followed ha
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