Karol Kulczycki

The Most Reverend Karol Kulczycki SDS
Bishop of Port Pirie
Church	Catholic Church
Province	Adelaide
Appointed	1 August 2020
Orders
Ordination	28 May 1994 by  Franciszek Macharski
Consecration	29 September 2020 by  Adolfo Tito Yllana
Personal details
Born	(1966-10-19) 19 October 1966 (age 59) Góra, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Motto	In Te, Domine, Speravi ("In thee I have trusted, Lord")
Coat of arms

Ordination history of Karol Kulczycki
History Priestly ordination Date 28 May 1994 Place Trzebinia Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Adolfo Tito Yllana Co-consecrators Marek Jędraszewski, Jacek Kiciński Date 29 September 2020 Place Trzebinia
Source(s): [1] [2] Styles of Karol Kulczycki Reference style His Excellency The Most Reverend Spoken style Your Excellency Religious style Bishop Karol Kulczycki, SDS (born 19 October 1966) is a Polish-born Australian priest of the Catholic Church and a member of the Society of the Divine Savior. He is the bishop of the Diocese of Port Pirie, appointed to the position in 2020. He was first transferred to Australia in 1997, before returning to his home country in 2018. Early life Kulczycki was born in Góra, Poland, on 19 October 1966. He joined the Society of the Divine Savior in 1987 and made his solemn vows in 1992. On 28 May 1994, Kulczycki was ordained a priest in Poland [1] by Cardinal Franciszek Macharski. [2] Presbyteral ministry After ordination, Kulczycki's first assignment was at the Society's vocational office in his home country. After three years there, he was sent to work in Australia as a chaplain, parochial vicar, and pastor. He subsequently became provincial superior of the Salvatorians in Australia in 2010. He returned to Poland in 2018 to serve as Vice Provincial. [3] Episcopal ministry Kulczycki was appointed Bishop of Port Pirie on 1 August 2020. [1] He was ordained bishop by Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, Apostolic Nuncio to Australia on 29 September 2020 in Trzebinia, Poland, and was installed in St Mark's Cathedral in Port Pirie on 28 October 2020. [2] References "Rinunce e nomine". Holy See Press Office. Holy See. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.(in Italian) "Karol Kulczycki" . Retrieved 7 October 2020. "Pope appoints new Bishop to the Diocese of Port Pirie, Australia". Vatican News. Holy See. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020. External links Catholic Church titles Preceded by Gregory O'Kelly Bishop of Port Pirie 2020–present Incumbent This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.