| Janusz Kotański | |
| Ambassador From: | Poland |
| Country: | Holy See |
| Term Start: | 23 June 2016 |
| Term End: | 15 May 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Piotr Nowina-Konopka |
| Successor: | Adam Kwiatkowski |
| Birth Date: | 1957 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Warsaw, Poland |
| Nationality: | Polish |
| Spouse: | Anna |
| Alma Mater: | University of Warsaw |
| Profession: | Historian, teacher, diplomat |
Janusz Andrzej Kotański (born 29 April 1957) is a Polish historian and teacher. He served as the Polish ambassador to the Holy See from 2016 to 2022.
Janusz Kotański was born in 1957 in Warsaw, Poland. In 1983, he has earned his master's degree from the University of Warsaw, Faculty of History. He has been studying also law.[1]
He was working as a high school teacher and as a specialist at the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, as well as at the Polish Information Agency and as a historian at the Institute of National Remembrance and at the Museum of John Paul II and Primate Wyszyński.[2]
In 2016, he was nominated ambassador to the Holy See, accredited also to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He presented his credentials to Pope Francis on 23 June 2016.[3] He ended his term on 15 May 2022.[4] [5]
He is married.