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Polish Roman Catholic prelate (born 1949)

Tadeusz Pikus
Bishop Emeritus of Drochiczyn
Appointed29 March 2014
Term ended17 June 2019
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Warsaw (1999–2014)
Orders
Ordination7 June 1981
Consecration8 May 1999
by Józef Glemp
Personal details
Born (1949-09-01) 1 September 1949 (age 75)
Zabiele, Republic of Poland
NationalityPolish
Motto
  • Surrexit Dominus vere!
  • (The Lord has truly risen!)
Coat of armsTadeusz Pikus's coat of arms

Tadeusz Pikus (born 1 September 1949 in Zabiele, Mońki County) is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate who was Bishop of Drohiczyn from 2014 to 2019. He was previously Auxiliary Bishop of Warsaw from 1999 to 2014,

Biography

He studied at the Academy of Catholic Theology in Warsaw and at the University of Navarre in Pamplona, Spain. He was ordained on 7 June 1981. For two years he served as vicar and catechist in the parish of Holy Family in Jaktorów.

Returning from Spain, he was a lecturer, Prefect, and then Vice-Rector at the Major Metropolitan Seminary of St. John the Baptist in Warsaw. He was also appointed minister of entrepreneurs and promoters of economic life in Warsaw and was the rector of the seminary church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Białystok.

On 8 May 1999 he was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Warsaw. He continued to teach at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. On 13 October 2005 the Ministry of Education awarded him the Medal of the National Education Commission for outstanding contribution to education.

On 29 March 2014, Pope Francis named him bishop of Drohiczyn.

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 17 June 2019.

Publications

References

  1. "Rinunce e Nomine, 29.03.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2019. Includes biography.
  2. "Resignations and Appointments, 17.06.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.


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