Romuald Kamiński
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| Bishop of Warsaw-Prague | |
Kamiński in 2017
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Warszawa-Praga |
| In office | 8 December 2017 |
| Predecessor | Henryk Hoser |
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| Ordination | 7 June 1981 by Jerzy Modzelewski [pl] |
| Rank | Bishop |
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| Born | (1955-02-07) 7 February 1955 (age 69) |
Romuald Kamiński (born 7 February 1955, Janówka, Poland) is a Polish Roman Catholic priest who has served as bishop of Warszawa-Praga since 2017. He was the auxiliary bishopofEłk between 2005 and 2017.
Kamiński was born 7 February 1955 in Janówka.[1] He graduated from the Higher Metropolitan Seminary in Warsaw.[2] He also earned his master's degreeintheology.[1] He was ordained a priest on 7 June 1981 by the auxiliary bishop of Warsaw, Jerzy Modzelewski [pl].[1][3] He was incardinated into the Archdiocese of Warsaw.[4]
From 1981 to 1983, he worked as a vicar in the parish of Our Lady in Otwock.[2] From 1983 to 1992, he served as administrator of the Archbishops of Warsaw.[2][1] At the same time he was a chaplain of Józef Glemp. In 1992, he became chancellor of the episcopal curia of the newly established Diocese of Warszawa-Praga. He also became a collegium consultant and a part of the council of priests of the diocese.
On 8 June 2005, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him the auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Ełk and titular bishop of Aguntum.[4][5] He was ordained bishop on 23 June 2005 in the Cathedral of St. Wojciech in Ełk.[6] He was ordained by archbishop Józef Kowalczyk, the apostolic nuncio in Poland, accompanied by Jerzy Mazur, the bishop of the diocese of Ełk, and Kazimierz Romaniuk, a retired diocesan bishop from Warszawa-Praga.[6][3] As a bishop, he took as his motto "Sub Tuum praesidium".[7]
He was the chairman of the Polish Episcopal Conference,[7] a delegate for the Episcopal Conference of Lithuania, and a delegate for Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims.[8] He is also a part of the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Council, the Families Council, the Religious Dialogue and Team, and regularly contacts representatives of the Greek Catholic ChurchinUkraine.[7]
On 14 September 2017, Pope Francis named Kamińskin bishop coadjutor of Warszawa-Praga.[9] On 8 December 2017, he succeeded as bishop when Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Henryk Hoser.[10] On 8 December 2017, Pope Francis accepted Hoser's resignation as bishop of Warszawa-Praga, just 10 days after Hoser's 75th birthday, when he was required to submit resignation. And coadjutor Kamiński automatically succeeds.[11] Kamiński was installed there on 20 January 2018.[12]
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