Wiesław Śmigiel | |
Bishop of Toruń | |
Appointed: | 11 November 2017 |
Ordination: | 29 May 1994 |
Consecration: | 21 April 2012 |
Consecrated By: | Sławoj Leszek Głódź |
Previous Post: | Auxiliary bishop of Pelplin (2012–2017) Titular bishop of Beatia (2012–2017) |
Birth Date: | 3 January 1969 |
Birth Place: | Świecie, Poland |
Wiesław Śmigiel (born 3 January 1969) is the incumbent Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Toruń.
Śmigiel was born in Świecie and was ordained a priest on 29 May 1994.[1] He received a doctorate from the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin in 2003 and a habilitation in 2010.[2]
On 24 March 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Śmigiel as auxiliary bishop of Pelplin and titular bishop of Beatia;[1] he was consecrated on 21 April 2012 in the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption by Sławoj Leszek Głódź, with assistance from Henryk Muszyński and Andrzej Suski.[3] On 11 December 2017, he was appointed Bishop of Toruń.[2] He was later appointed apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Bydgoszcz in 2021.[4]