Pole, Wojciech

In 1983, after passing the matriculation exam at III high school in Torun , he began to study philosophy and theology at the Higher Theological Seminary in Gniezno ; June 21, 1988 received a master's degree in moral theology at the Pontifical Theological Faculty in Poznan .

He was ordained May 13, 1989 in the Cathedral of Gniezno with the Primate of Poland, Cardinal Jozef Glemp . In 1989-1991 he was vicar in the church parish in Bydgoszcz and at the same time secretary of auxiliary bishop Gniezno Jan Novak. By the decision of the Primate of Poland in 1991 he was sent to study at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome , where he studied in 1991-1993. June 20, 1993 received a bachelor's degree in moral theology . November 13, 1995 he defended his doctoral dissertation on the topic "Chiesa, peccato, riconciliazione. Il rapporto tra l'ecclesiologia e la metzione ecclesiale del peccato e della riconciliazione nell'insegnamento del Magistero postconciliare ” , prepared under the direction of Professor Bruno Hildber (Czechoslovakia). The dissertation was published in 1996. On June 20, 1996, he received a doctorate in theology .

Archbishop Henryk Mushinsky , Metropolitan of Gniezno, on September 1, 1995 appointed him prefect of the seminary in Gniezno and professor of moral theology in the same seminary and theological institute in Gniezno and the Institute of Christian Culture in Bydgoszcz. From October 1, 1996, he also lectured at the Holy Spirit Missionaries Seminary in Bydgoszcz. On December 1, 1998, he was appointed vice chancellor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan and, at the same time, assistant professor of the department of moral theology and spirituality of the theology department of the same university. From August 1, 1999 he was appointed rector of the Higher Theological Seminary in Gniezno. He was rector of the church of St. John in the Gniezno Castle. He was an adviser to the College and deputy chief editor of Studia Gnesnensia . As a rector, he was a member of the Pastoral Council and the Council of Chaplains, in the latter, he was a secretary.

On April 8, 2003, Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Gniezno; titular bishop of Monte di Numidia. May 4, 2003 in the Cathedral of Gniezno was ordained bishop by Archbishop Henryk Mushinsky. Since May 8, 2003 - Vicar of the Gniezno Archdiocese, Chairman of the Department of Catechesis and Catholic Schools of the Gniezno Curia. On June 21, 2003, he was appointed director of the diocesan chaplain training program and a member of the council of the training program. On January 1, 2004, he was appointed chairman of the Publishing Council, and after its reorganization, on March 1, 2005, he was appointed chairman of the Economic Council of the same publishing house.

The Conference of Catholic Bishops of Poland in 2005 elected him responsible for the shepherding of the called in Poland. In October 2011, he became Secretary General of the Polish Episcopal Conference. He negotiated with representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church . Their result was a general message of reconciliation between Russia and Poland signed by Archbishop Józef Michalik and Patriarch Kirill . A year later, a similar Polish- Ukrainian statement was signed. He took an active part in the work of the Joint Commission of the Government and the Episcopate of Poland.

On May 17, 2014 he was elected Archbishop Metropolitan of Gniezno and Primate of Poland.

• Honorary Citizen of the Commune Gnevkovo (2012) ^[1] .
• Komandoria Missio Reconciliationis (2015, All-Polish Society for the Mission of Reconciliation) ^[2] .
• Coronation Medal ( Polish: Medal Koronacyjny , 2008) - in recognition of his services to the city of Gniezno ^[3] .

• Oficjalny serwis Prymasa Polski (Polish)
• Nota biograficzna Wojciecha Polaka w serwisie Prymasa Polski (Polish)
• Nota biograficzna Wojciecha Polaka na stronie archidiecezji gnieźnieńskiej (Polish)
• Information on the catholic-hierarchy website