Mgr.

Piotr Henryk Sawczuk
Bishop of Drohiczyn
Swczczuk in 2018
ChurchCatholic
ProvinceBiałystok
DioceseDrohiczyn
Installed2019
PredecessorTadeusz Pikus
Orders
Ordination6 June 1987[1]
by Jan Mazur
Consecration6 April 2013[1]
by Zbigniew Kiernikowski
Personal details
Born (1962-01-29) 29 January 1962
Puczyce, Poland
Previous post(s)
MottoNomini Tuo Da Gloriam
(Glory to Your Name)
Coat of armsPiotr Henryk Sawczuk's coat of arms

Piotr Henryk Sawczuk (born 29 January 1962) is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church, serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Drohiczyn since 2019. He was previously the auxiliary bishop of Siedlce and titular bishop of Ottana from 2013 to 2019.

Biography

Early life

Sawczuk was born on 29 January 1962 in the village of Puczyce.[2] He grew up in the village of Kornica.[3] In 1981 he graduated from the high school in Biała Podlaska and from 1981 to 1987 Sawczuk completed philosophical and theological studies at the Major Diocesan Seminary in Siedlce.[3] On 6 June 1987, he was ordained a priest by Jan Mazur in the cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Siedlce[4] as a priest for that diocese.[1] In 1988, he obtained a master's degree in theology at the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Lublin.[4] In 1989 he began specialized studies at the Faculty of Canon Law of the Academy of Catholic Theology in Warsaw. Sawczuk obtained a master's degree in canon law in 1992, and received a doctorate in canon law in 1996 after defending his dissertation titled "Communicatio in sacris" about the Catholic canon relating to criminal laws.[3]

Priestly ministry

From 1987 to 1989 Sawczuk worked as a vicar in the parish of Przemień Pańskiego in Wisznice.[4] He served as a chaplain during his doctoral studies. In 1989 he became an employee of the curia for the Siedlce diocese. In the years 1989–1990 he was a notary in the episcopal court. In 1993 he became a judge at the episcopal court. From 1996 to 2003 he was the notary of the diocesan curia. In 2003 Sawczuk became chancellor of the curia. On 7 November 2009, he took the office of vicar general of the diocese. He also actively participated in the work of the Second Synod of the Siedlce Diocese, acting as chairman of the Preparatory Commission (in 2011) and member of the Main Committee (in 2012).[3] As a delegate of Siedlce bishops he gave the sacrament of confirmation and conducted canonical visits to parishes. In 2003 he became the canon of honor, while in 2009 he was the canon canon and prelate scholastic of the Siedlecka Cathedral Chapter.[4]

Ordination as bishop

On 19 January 2013, Sawczuk was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Siedlce, as well as the titular bishop of Ottana.[2] He was ordained a bishop on 6 April 2013 in Siedlce, with the consecrator being Zbigniew Kiernikowski, and the co-consecrators being Celestino Migliore, apostolic nuncio to Poland and titular archbishop of Canosa, and Henryk Tomasik, the bishop of Radom.[1] Sawczuk choose "Nomini Tuo Da Gloriam" (Thy name give glory) as his bishops motto.[4]

On 17 June 2019 Pope Francis appointed Sawczuk as the new bishop of Drohiczyn, succeeding the retiring Tadeusz Pikus.[5] He was officially installed as bishop in the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Drohiczyn on 20 July 2019.[1]

Life as Bishop

As part of the Polish Bishops' Conference, in 2013 Sawczuk became a delegate for the Ministry of Polish Food Processors,[6] and in 2014 a delegate for the Ministry of Lawyers and a member of the Legal Council.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Ryszard Kasyna". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 "NOMINA DELL'AUSILIARE DI SIEDLCE (POLONIA)" (in Italian). Vatican Press. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "NOWY BISKUP POMOCNICZY DIECEZJI SIEDLECKIEJ". podlasie24.pl (in Polish). 19 January 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Biskup pomocniczy dla diecezji siedleckiej" (in Polish). Konferencja Episkopatu Polski. 19 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Rinuncia del Vescovo di Drohiczyn (Polonia) e nomina del successore" (in Italian). Vatican Press. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Biskup Piotr SAWCZUK" (in Polish). Konferencja Episkopatu Polski. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Episkopat: nowi członkowie komisji i rad oraz delegaci krajowi". Ekai.pl (in Polish). 9 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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