Marek Solarczyk | |
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| Bishop of Radom | |
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| See | Radom |
| Appointed | 4 January 2021 |
| Predecessor | Henryk Tomasik |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 28 May 1992 by Kazimierz Romaniuk |
| Consecration | 19 November 2011 by Henryk Hoser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marek Solarczyk 13 April 1967 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Omnia possibilia credenti |
| Coat of arms |  |
Marek Solarczyk (born 13 April 1967) is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Radom.
A native of Wołomin, in east-central Poland, he studied at the Metropolitan Higher Seminary in Warsaw and received his priestly ordination in 1992 at the St. Florian's Cathedral, 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.
After a brief tenure as parish priest of St. Florian's Cathedral (2009-2011) he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga by Pope Benedict XVI on 8 October 2011, receiving the titular see of Hólar, Iceland. [1] His consecration took place at St. Florian's Cathedral on 19 November 2011. On 4 January 2021, Pope Francis appointed him to succeed Henryk Tomasik as Bishop of Radom. [2] He assumed control of the diocese on 8 January 2021. [3]
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