Joseph Dabrowski (born 1964) explained

Type:Bishop
Joseph Andrzej Dabrowski
Honorific Suffix:CSMA
Honorific Prefix:His Excellency, the Most Reverend
Church:Catholic
Diocese:London in Ontario
Appointed:January 31, 2015
Enthroned:April 14, 2015
Ordination:May 4, 1991
Ordained By:Divo Zadi
Consecration:April 14, 2015
Consecrated By:Ronald Peter Fabbro
Previous Post:North American Superior of the Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel (2013–2015)
Birth Place:Wysoka Strzyżowska, Poland
Native Name:Józef Andrzej Dąbrowski
Coat Of Arms:Coat_of_arms_of_Józef_Andrzej_Dąbrowski.svg
Alma Mater:Pontifical Athenaeum of St. Anselm
Joseph Dabrowski
Dipstyle:His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Offstyle:The Most Reverend

Joseph Andrzej Dabrowski (born July 17, 1964) is a Polish-Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the 14th Bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown since June 29, 2023. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of London, Ontario from 2015 to 2023. Prior to being ordained a bishop, he was the North American superior of the Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel beginning in 2013. On April 2, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Dabrowski Bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown following the retirement of Bishop Richard Grecco.[1] [2]

Biography

Early life

Dabrowski was born in Wysoka Strzyżowska, Poland, and completed secondary school at the minor seminary of the Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel. Inspired by his uncle, a Catholic priest, Dabrowski began seminary studies at the San Pietro Theological Institute in Viterbo, and was awarded a masters degree in philosophy and theology by the Pontificial Athenaeum of St. Anselm, and was ordained to the priesthood on May 4, 1991 by Divo Zadi, bishop of Civita Castellana.[3] [4]

Priesthood

Joseph Dabrowski served as associate pastor at Our Lady of Częstochowa church until 1993, when he became chaplain of Cardinal Carter High School. He was made Pastor of St. Mary's Church, London, in 1991, a role he retained for eighteen years.[5]

He served as adjunct spiritual director to St. Peter's Seminary from 2002 to 2003, and became North American superior of the Warsaw-based Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel on June 19, 2013.[6] Dabrowski is fluent in Polish, English, and Italian, and has studied Russian, Latin, and Spanish.

Episcopacy

On January 31, 2015, Dabrowski was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of London, Ontario by Pope Francis.[7] He was consecrated a bishop on April 14, 2015, by Bishop Ronald Fabbro.[8]

He chose "Jesu in Te Confido" — meaning "Jesus, I Trust in You" — as his episcopal motto, in reference to Divine Mercy and the visions of Jesus Christ reported by Faustina Kowalska.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ross . Shane . Bishop Joseph Dabrowski replaces Richard Grecco as P.E.I. top Catholic leader .
  2. Rinunce e nomine, 02.04.2023 . it . Resignations and Appointments, 02.04.2023 . 2 April 2023 . . 0246/00534-IT.01.
  3. Web site: Rev. Joseph Dabrowski ordained auxiliary bishop of the Catholic diocese of London . 2022-11-20 . London Free Press . en-CA.
  4. Web site: Bishop Józef Andrzej Dąbrowski . . 20 November 2022 . David M. Cheney . 21 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Rinunce e nomine . 2022-11-20 . press.vatican.va.
  6. Web site: Staff . Catholic Register . Polish-born Michaelite named auxiliary bishop in London . 2022-11-20 . www.catholicregister.org . en-gb.
  7. Web site: New Auxiliary Bishop appointed for London . 2022-11-20 . Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops . en-US.
  8. Web site: Ordination of new Auxiliary Bishop of London . 2022-12-15 . Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops . en-US.
  9. Web site: Bishop Dabrowski Coat of Arms . 2022-11-20 . Diocese of London . en.