Krzysztof Nitkiewicz
Bishop of Sandomierz
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Sandomierz
Appointed13 April 2009
PredecessorAndrzej Dzięga
Orders
Ordination19 June 1985
by Edward Kiesel
Consecration4 July 2009
by Józef Kowalczyk
Personal details
Born (1960-07-17) 17 July 1960
Alma materJohn Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Pontifical Gregorian University

Krzysztof Nitkiewicz (b. 17 July 1960) is the incumbent Roman Catholic bishop of Sandomierz.

Biography

Nitkiewicz was born in 1960 in Białystok; after completing his secondary education, he began attending the archdiocesan seminary in Białystok in 1979.[1] During his time there, he served for a brief time at a chaplain's unit based in Bartoszyce until it was dissolved in March 1980. He was ordained on 19 June 1985 by Edward Kiesel,[2] the apostolic administrator of Białystok. In 1986, he began studying canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University; he received a doctorate in 1991.[3] After this, he taught canon law at the seminary in Białystok.[4]

In 1992, Nitkiewicz was appointed to the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches; he was later appointed as its under-secretary on 15 March 2002.[5] In 2006, he was made a Chaplain of His Holiness.[2] Nitkiewicz was appointed Bishop of Sandomierz by Pope Benedict XVI on 13 June 2009; he was consecrated on 4 July 2009 by Józef Kowalczyk, Archbishop of Gniezno.[6]

References

  1. "Nominacja na biskupa sandomierskiego". katolik.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Życiorys Biskupa Sandomierskiego Krzysztofa Nitkiewicza". diecezjasandomierska.pl (in Polish). 23 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. "Sandomierz: wierni dziękowali za dar 12 lat posługi bp. Krzysztofa Nitkiewicza". ekai.pl (in Polish). 4 July 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  4. "Biskup sandomierski". wsdsandomierz.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. "RINUNCE E NOMINE". vatican.va (in Italian). 13 June 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  6. Słodkowski, Grzegorz (4 July 2022). "Rocznica sakry bp. Krzysztofa Nitkiewicza". diecezjasandomierska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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