Andrzej Iwanecki Explained

Type:Auxiliary Bishop
Andrzej Iwaniecki
Auxiliary Bishop of Gliwice
Appointed:18 November 2017
Ordination:27 March 1985
Ordained By:Damian Zimoń
Consecration:7 January 2018
Consecrated By:Jan Kopiec
Birth Date:1960 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Siemianowice Śląskie, Polish People's Republic
Nationality:Polish
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of bishop Andrzej Iwanecki.svg

Andrzej Iwanecki (born 3 November 1960 in Siemianowice Śląskie) is a Polish auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gliwice.[1]

Life

He was born into a Catholic family. Between 1979 and 1986, he studied philosophy and theology in the High Silesian Seminary . He began his studies in Kracow, then after one year the seminary was removed to Katowice. During study he worked as a miner in the coal mining area in Siemianowice for one year.

He was ordained a priest on 27 March 1985 by bishop Damian Zimoń in the cathedral of Christ the King in Katowice. He was later named Auxiliary Bishop of Gliwice by Pope Francis and consecrated by Jan Kopiec on 7 January the following year.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resignations and Appointments. press.vatican.va.