Jerzy Mazur
Eastern Siberia (1999–2002) (2002–2003)Apostolic Administrator of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk (2000–2003) Bishop of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk | |
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Motto | Veni, Sancte Spiritus |
Jerzy Mazur
Biography
Early life
Mazur was born in the village of
Priestly ministry
From 1983 to 1986 Mazur worked as missionary in
Ordination as bishop
On 23 March 1998 Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop of the apostolic administration of Siberia with the titular see of Tabunia.[5] He was ordained a bishop on 31 May 1998 at the Transfiguration Cathedral in Novosibirsk. He was ordained by Titular Archbishop John Bukovsky S.V.D., the Apostolic Nuncio in Russia, with the co-consecrators being Joseph Werth, the Apostolic Administrator of Siberia, and Julian Gbur, the auxiliary bishop of Lviv Byzantine-Ukrainian rite.[1] Mazur choose the phrase "Veni, Sancte Spiritus" (Come, Holy Spirit) as his bishop's motto.[6]
Bishop of Irkutsk
On 18 May 1999, he was appointed the apostolic administrator of the newly created apostolic administration of Eastern Siberia, based in Irkutsk.[7] On 11 February 2002, with the elevation of the administration to the rank of a diocese, he was appointed diocesan bishop of the new diocese of St. Joseph in Irkutsk.[8] Thanks to his involvement in talks with state authorities and representatives of the Orthodox Church, it was possible to consecrate the new Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Irkutsk in 2000. In April 2002, he was arrested at the airport in Moscow on his return trip to Irkutsk and forcibly sent back to Poland. He settled in the house of the S.V.D. in Michałowice, from where he headed the Irkutsk diocese until April 2003.[2]
Bishop of Ełk
On 17 April 2003, Pope John Paul II installed Mazur as the new bishop of Ełk, succeeding the deceased Edward Samsel.[3] He was installed at the Cathedral of St. Wojciech in Ełk on 9 June 2003.[1]
As Bishop of Ełk, Mazur has been part of the
References
- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D." Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Biskup Jerzy Mazur SVD – Biskup Ełcki" (in Polish). Diecezja Ełcki. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ a b "NOMINA DEL VESCOVO DI EŁK (POLONIA)" (in Italian). Vatican Press. 17 April 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Zubrzycki, Krzysztof (13 September 2019). "40 lat posługi kapłańskiej bp. Jerzego Mazura SVD" [40 years of priestly ministry, Bp. Jerzy Mazur SVD]. martyria.diecezja.elk.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Nomina del Vescovo Ausiliare dell'Amministrazione Apostolica della Siberia" (in Italian). Vatican Press. 23 March 1998. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Biskup Jerzy MAZUR SVD" (in Polish). Polish Episcopal Conference. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Go Back Erezione dell'Amministrazione Apostolica della Siberia Orientale e nomina del primo Amministratore Apostolico" (in Italian). Vatican Press. 18 May 1999. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "EREZIONE DI DIOCESI E DI PROVINCIA ECCLESIASTICA NELLA FEDERAZIONE RUSSA E NOMINE" (in Italian). Vatican Press. 11 February 2002. Retrieved 13 October 2020.