Karol Kulczycki
The Most Reverend Karol Kulczycki | |
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| Bishop of Port Pirie | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Province | Adelaide |
| Appointed | 1 August 2020 |
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| Ordination | 28 May 1994 by Franciszek Macharski |
| Consecration | 29 September 2020 by Adolfo Tito Yllana |
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| Born | 19 October 1966 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Motto | In Te, Domine, Speravi ("In thee I have trusted, Lord") |
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| Reference style | His Excellency The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Karol Kulczycki, SDS (born 19 October 1966) is a Polish-born Australian priest of the Catholic Church and a member of the Society of the Divine Savior. He is the bishop of the Diocese of Port Pirie, having been appointed to the position in 2020. He was first transferred in Australia in 1997, before returning to his home country in 2018.
Early life[edit]
Kulczycki was born in Góra, Poland, on 19 October 1966. He joined the Society of the Divine Savior in 1987, and subsequently made his solemn vows in 1992. On 28 May 1994, Kulczycki was ordained a priest in Poland[1] by Cardinal Franciszek Macharski.[2]
Presbyteral ministry[edit]
After ordination, Kulczycki's first assignment was at the Society's vocational office in his home country. After three years there, he was sent to work in Australia as a chaplain, parochial vicar, and pastor. He subsequently became provincial superior of the Salvatorians in Australia in 2010. He returned to Poland in 2018 to serve as Vice Provincial.[3]
Episcopal ministry[edit]
Kulczycki was appointed Bishop of Port Pirie on 1 August 2020.[1] He was ordained bishop by Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, Apostolic Nuncio to Australia on 29 September 2020 in Trzebinia, Poland, and was installed in St Mark's Cathedral in Port Pirie on 28 October 2020.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Rinunce e nomine". Holy See Press Office. Holy See. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020. (in Italian)
- ^ a b c "Karol Kulczycki". Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Pope appoints new Bishop to the Diocese of Port Pirie, Australia". Vatican News. Holy See. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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