US EditionBishop Jan Szkodoń Died at the Age of 78
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The Metropolitan of Krakow announced that after 56 years of priestly life, Bishop Jan Szkodoń, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Krakow, has completed his earthly pilgrimage. The late hierarch was ordained by Cardinal Karol Wojtyła. The auxiliary bishop, retired since 2022, lived to the age of 78. He was born in Chyżne, Orava, a year after the end of World War II, and was ordained a priest by a later Polish pope in 1970. According …
The death of Bishop Jan Szkodoń was announced by Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski, Metropolitan of Krakow. In 2019, Bishop Szkodoń was accused of sexually abusing a minor. His guilt was not proven in the Vatican trial, but in 2022, Pope Francis accepted his resignation as auxiliary bishop of Krakow.
On March 10, 2022, Pope Francis accepted his resignation from the office of auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Krakow due to reaching retirement age.
The Metropolitan of Krakow, Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski, sends news of the passing of Bishop Jan Szkodoń to the Lord. The auxiliary bishop senior of the Archdiocese of Krakow passed away on August 28, 2025, at 6:00 PM, in the 56th year of his priesthood. He was 78 years old – we read on the profile X of the Archdiocese of Krakow. The path to the priesthood Jan Szkodoń was born on December 19, 1946, in Chyżne (Nowy Powiat). The article "Kraków:…
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