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Marek Solarczyk (born 13 April 1967) is a
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Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop-elect of
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Formation

A native of
Wołomin Wołomin is the main town of Wołomin County situated in the Masovian Voivodship. Wołomin is situated approximately east of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, near the railway to Białystok. It has approximately 36,000 inhabitants and covers an a ...
, in east-central
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, he studied at the Metropolitan Higher Seminary in Warsaw and received his priestly ordination in 1992 at the
St. Florian's Cathedral St. Florian's Cathedral, more formally known as the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian the Martyr ( pl, Katedra Świętego Michała Archanioła i Świętego Floriana), is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated t ...
, being incardinated in the Diocese of Warszawa-Praga. He finished his doctorate in Church History in The Catholic Academy of Warsaw in 1999, and acted as a professor on the subject.


Bishop

After a brief tenure as parish priest of
St. Florian's Cathedral St. Florian's Cathedral, more formally known as the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian the Martyr ( pl, Katedra Świętego Michała Archanioła i Świętego Floriana), is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated t ...
(2009-2011) he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga by Pope
Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereig ...
on 8 October 2011, receiving the titular see of Hólar, Iceland. His consecration took place at
St. Florian's Cathedral St. Florian's Cathedral, more formally known as the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian the Martyr ( pl, Katedra Świętego Michała Archanioła i Świętego Floriana), is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated t ...
on 19 November 2011. On 4 January 2021,
Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...
appointed him to succeed Henryk Tomasik as Bishop of
Radom Radom is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the seat of a separate Radom Voivodeship (1975–1 ...
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Solarczyk, Marek 1967 births Living people People from Wołomin Polish Roman Catholic titular bishops 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Poland