Tadeusz Wojda
Polish prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1957)
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Tadeusz Wojda (born 29 January 1957) is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church. He was archbishop of Białystok from 10 June 2017 until 2 March 2021, when he was named Archbishop of Gdansk. Since 14 March 2024, he has been president of the Polish Episcopal Conference.
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Tadeusz Wojda | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Gdańsk | |
Wojda pictured in May 2019. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Białystok |
| Appointed | 2 March 2021 |
| Installed | 28 March 2021 |
| Predecessor | Edward Ozorowski |
| Previous posts | Undersecretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (2012-2017) Archbishop of Białystok (2017-2021) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 8 May 1983 by Władysław Miziołek |
| Consecration | 10 June 2017 by Fernando Filoni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1957 |
| Alma mater | Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | Oportet praedicari evangelium (English: That the Gospel may be proclaimed) |
| Coat of arms |  |
Biography
Born on 29 January 1957 in Kowala, Kielce County, Wojda entered the Pallottines in 1976 and was ordained a priest on 8 May 1983. He received a Licentiate from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1986, and a PhD in 1989. From 1991, he served in a variety of roles in Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.[1] He was appointed the Congregation's under-secretary on 24 July 2012.[2]
On 12 April 2017, Pope Francis named him Archbishop of Białystok.[1] and he was installed there on 10 June 2017.[3]
Within the Episcopal Conference of Poland, he is a member of the Mission Committee and the Concordat Commission.[4]
On 7 July 2019, ahead of the LGBT march scheduled to take place on 20 July, Wojda issued a non possumus proclamation to be read in all churches in Białystok and the entire Podlaskie Voivodeship. He called pride marches "blasphemy against God". He described the march as organized "by a foreign initiative in Podlaskie land and community, an area which is deeply rooted in Christianity and concerned about the good of its own society, especially children".[5][6][7][8][9] Following the march, Wojda condemned the violence that occurred at the march as incompatible with Christianity and urged believers to pray for "the family and its internal purity".[10]
On 2 March 2021, he was appointed archbishop of Gdańsk.[11] He was formally installed as Archbishop on 28 March 2021.
