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William Joseph Kurtz
Wilhelm Józef Kurtz (anglicised to William Joseph Kurtz; 28 May 1935 – 14 February 2023) was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Kurtz was born in Kempa, Gau Silesia (now Kępa, Opole Voivodeship). He was ordained to the priesthood as a member of the Society of the Divine Word in 1962. He was appointed bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kundiawa, Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea, in 1982, serving until he was named coadjutor archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang, Madang in 1999. He succeeded Benedict To Varpin as archbishop in 2001, and retired from this position in 2010. References 1935 births 2023 deaths Polish expatriates in Papua New Guinea People from Opole Voivodeship Divine Word Missionaries Order 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Papua New Guinea 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Papua New Guinea Polish Roman Catholic priests Roman Catholic archbishops of Madang Roman Catholic bishops of Kundiawa Bishops appointed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdiocese ( with some exceptions), or are otherwise granted a titular archbishopric. In others, such as the Lutheran Church of Sweden and the Church of England, the title is borne by the leader of the denomination. Etymology The word archbishop () comes via the Latin ''archiepiscopus.'' This in turn comes from the Greek , which has as components the etymons -, meaning 'chief', , 'over', and , 'seer'. Early history The earliest appearance of neither the title nor the role can be traced. The title of "metropolitan" was apparently well known by the 4th century, when there are references in the canons of the First Council of Nicæa of 325 and Council of Antioch of 341, though the term seems to be used generally for all higher ranks of bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
