Pope Assigns ‘New Primate’ For Poland
May 12th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by GDBy Gina Gomez
Poland, May 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Archbishop Jzef Kowalczyk is now the Archbishop of Gniezno and has been named the new primate of Poland by Pope Benedict XVI, replacing Archbishop Henryk Muszynski who will soon be retiring at the age of 77 years.
If one studies history thoroughly, they will get to know that the Archbishop who carried the title of primate of Poland after his name, also presided over Warsaw along with Poland. It was in the year 1992 that the picture changed when the Polish hierarchy was restructured and the Archbishop decided to entrust the archdiocese of Warsaw and Gniezno in separate hands. In 1992, Pope John Paul II assigned Cardinal Jozef Glemp as the Archbishop of Warsaw and said that he will retain his title till he becomes 80 years of age. Cardinal Jozef Glemp celebrated his 80th birthday in the year 2009 and it was then that Archbishop Muszynski, who will retire shortly, was declared the primate.
Archbishop Jzef Kowalczyk holds the post of the Papal Nuncio to Poland. He was declared the new Polish primate on Saturday in an announcement made by Pope Benedict XVI. It was also on the same day that the Pope accepted the resignation of Henryk Muszynski who will be leaving his post on account of his increasing age. According to reports, Jzef Kowalczyk will function as the new primate of Poland from the month of June this year. This news was first released by Father Jozef Kloch, the spokesman for the church of Poland who announced the news in Krakw. Archbishop Jzef Kowalczyk is now 71 years of age.
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