US EditionArchbishop Józef Kowalczyk, the "Godfather" of the Polish Church, Has Died.
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For a quarter of a century, Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk was the "eminence grise" of the Polish Church. For over twenty years, as apostolic nuncio, he governed it from the backseat. No episcopal appointment was made without his involvement. The vast majority of the hierarchy owed him some sort of "debt of gratitude."
He negotiated and signed the concordat agreement between the Holy See and the Republic of Poland in 1993.
Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk, former Primate of Poland, has died, the Archdiocese of Gniezno announced. The priest died in the hospital where he had been for three weeks. He was 86 years old.
On the night of August 20, 2025, at the age of 86, Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk, Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno, passed away. He died in the hospital in Tarnów, where he had been in serious condition for over three weeks. For many years, he served as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1989-2010), and from 2010-2014, Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland. The article "Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk, Primate of Poland and long-time Apostoli…
The Archdiocese of Gniezno has announced the death of Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk, Metropolitan of Gniezno and Primate of Poland from 2010 to 2014. The priest died at the age of 86.
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