Piotr Libera
His Excellency Piotr Libera | |
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Szopienice, Poland | |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice |
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Piotr Libera (born 20 March 1951) is a
Biography
Piotr Libera was born on 20 March 1951 in
He completed his theological and humanistic training at the Salesian-Latinitas Pontifical Athenaeum between 1980 and 1986, earning his doctorate with a thesis on Saint Ambrose. From 1986 to 1989 he was prefect of the Major Seminary of Katowice. From 1989 to 1996 he worked at the Apostolic Nunciature in Warsaw.[1]
On 23 November 1996, Pope John Paul II named him titular bishop of Centuria and auxiliary bishop of Katowice.[1][2] He received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1997 from Pope John Paul.[1]
From 1998 to 2007 he was secretary general of the Polish Episcopal Conference.[1]
On 2 May 2007,
In 2009, he
Pope Francis accepted his resignation as bishop of Płovk on 4 June 2022.[4] Because of health problems, Libera submitted his resignation several years before he was required to.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Rinunce e Nomine, 02.05.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 147, Number 12,882.
- ^ KIPA article
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 04.06.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "The Pope accepted the resignation of Bishop Piotr Libera for health reasons". Polish News. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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