Marek Solarczyk Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Marek Solarczyk
Appointed:4 January 2021
Ordination:28 May 1992
Ordained By:Kazimierz Romaniuk
Consecration:19 November 2011
Consecrated By:Henryk Hoser
Birth Name:Marek Solarczyk
Birth Date:13 April 1967
Birth Place:Wołomin, Wołomin County, Poland
Nationality:Polish
Religion:Roman Catholic
Motto:Latin: Omnia possibilia credenti

Marek Solarczyk (born 13 April 1967) is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop-elect of Radom.

Formation

A native of Wołomin, in east-central Poland, he studied at the Metropolitan Higher Seminary in Warsaw and received his priestly ordination in 1992 at the St. Florian's Cathedral, being incardinated in the Diocese of Warszawa-Praga. He finished his doctorate in Church History in The Catholic Academy of Warsaw in 1999, and acted as a professor on the subject.

Bishop

After a brief tenure as parish priest of St. Florian's Cathedral (2009-2011) he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga by Pope Benedict XVI on 8 October 2011, receiving the titular see of Hólar, Iceland.[1] His consecration took place at St. Florian's Cathedral on 19 November 2011. On 4 January 2021, Pope Francis appointed him to succeed Henryk Tomasik as Bishop of Radom.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jego Ekscelencja Biskup Marek Solarczyk: Biskup Pomocniczy. 2011-11-20. 2021-01-04. Diecezja Warszawsko-Praska.
  2. Web site: Rinunce e nomine, 04.01.2021. 2021-01-04. 2021-01-04. Holy See Press Office.