Ryszard Bogusz
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Ryszard Bogusz (born 2 March 1951 in
Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała (; ; , ; ) is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 166,765 as of December 2022, making it the List of cities and towns in Poland#Largest cities and towns by population, 22nd largest city in Poland, and an a ...
) is a Polish
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theologian and bishop of the ''diocese Wrocław'' of the
Evangelical Augsburg Church in Poland The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Republic of Poland () is a Lutheran denomination and the largest Protestant body in Poland with about 61,000 members and 133 parishes. History The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Co ...
. In 1976, he entered as
vicar A vicar (; Latin: '' vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English p ...
the parish Church ''Opatrzności Bożej (destiny of God)'' in
Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...
. In 1981, he entered the Church as administrator and became then minister of the Church. Since 1984, he is the bishop within the ''diocese Wrocław'' of the Polish Evangelical Church. Ryszard Bogusz is an initiator of many international contacts between different Churches, and he is the current secretary of the
Polish Ecumenical Council Polish Ecumenical Council () founded in 1946 to promote interchurch cooperation among the minority Christian denominations in Poland. There are seven member churches: the Baptist Church, Lutheran Church, Methodist Church, Reformed Church, Mariavite ...
where there are many other Protestant Churches.


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1951 births Living people Polish Lutheran bishops Polish Lutheran theologians Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany People from Bielsko-Biała {{Lutheran-bishop-stub