Czeslaw Kozon (; la, Ceslaus; born 17 November 1951,

Idestrup Idestrup is a town some southeast of Nykøbing Falster on the Danish island of Falster. As of 2022, it has a population of 1,153. History Idestrup Church built in the Romanesque style dates from the 12th century. With its whitewashed walls, r ...

Falster Falster () is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010.

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) is the

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of the

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. His parents were emigres from Communist Poland. He was ordained a

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for the Diocese of Copenhagen on 6 January 1979. In 1995

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appointed him Bishop of Copenhagen; he was consecrated by Bishop Hans Ludvig Martensen, S.J. on 7 May 1995.Czeslaw Kozon profile
catholic-hierarchy.org. Accessed 16 August 2022.

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* Living people 1951 births 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Denmark 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Denmark Danish people of Polish descent People from Guldborgsund Municipality Danish Roman Catholic bishops {{Europe-RC-bishop-stub