Krzysztof Stefan Włodarczyk (born 25 February 1961) is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop. He was Bishop of the Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg between 2016 and 2021 and of the Diocese of Bydgoszcz since 2021.

Life

Krzysztof was born on 25 February 1961 in

Sławno Sławno ( Kashubian/ Pomeranian: ''Słôwno'', german: Schlawe) is a town on the Wieprza river in Middle Pomerania region, north-western Poland, with 12,511 inhabitants (2019). It is the administrative seat of Gmina Sławno, though not part of ...

. He graduated from the local high school, matriculating to university in 1981. He would study at the Greater Theological Seminary in Gościkowie-Paradyżu and at the Greater Theological Seminary in Koszalin. He was made a deacon on 22 June 1986 at Kołobrzeg Cathedral by the Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Tadeusz Werno, and was ordained a priest on 21 June 1987 at St. Mary's Church in Szczecinek by Tadeusz's successor,

Ignacy Jeż Ignacy Ludwik Jeż (31 July 1914, Radomyśl Wielki – 16 October 2007) was the Latin Rite Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, located in Poland. Jeż was born in the Polish town of Radomyśl Wielki on 31 July 1914. He was ...

. Between 1993 and 1996, he studied theology at the

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. In 2005, he graduated from

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (UKSW) (Latin: ''Universitas Cardinalis Stephani Wyszyński Varsoviae'') is a Polish state university created on the basis of the Academy of Catholic Theology in Warsaw. UKSW is a public university t ...

with a doctorate in

pastoral theology Pastoral theology is the branch of practical theology concerned with the application of the study of religion in the context of regular church ministry. This approach to theology seeks to give practical expression to theology. Normally viewed as a ...

; his dissertation was ''Model duchowości małżeńskiej i rodzinnej we współczesnych ruchach rodzinnych w Polsce''. Between 1987 and 1988, Krzysztof was a

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at the Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa in Lipiu; the following year, he was made director of the Diocesan Retreat House in Ilowiec, with orders to reorganize the retreat house. This would fail due to difficulties in acquiring the property from the diocese. Between 1989 and 1998, he was director of the Diocesan Retreat House in

Koszalin Koszalin (pronounced ; csb, Kòszalëno; formerly german: Köslin, ) is a city in northwestern Poland, in Western Pomerania. It is located south of the Baltic Sea coast, and intersected by the river Dzierżęcinka. Koszalin is also a county-stat ...

, and from 2000 to 2005 was vital in the construction of the Education and Formation Centre, also located in Koszalin. From 1990 to 2005, Krzysztof was the diocesan pastor of families, and later on, between 1996 and 2003, was an assistant for the Church of the Children of God's Grace in Lipiu. In 1998, he assumed the positions of diocesan moderator for domestic church and the diocesan pastor of sobriety. In 1993, Krzysztof became a judge of the bishop's court in Koszalin; he would also hold the position of vice-chancellor of the Greater Theological Seminary in Koszalin between 2006 and 2007. In 2002, he was made a

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and chaplain to

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 sovereign ...

. In 2007, he would take over the position of director for care of the diocesan curia. In 2008, he was appointed director for coordination of the

Foundation Work of the New Millennium Foundation Work of the New Millennium (''Fundacja Dzieło Nowego Tysiąclecia'' – FNDT) was established in 2000 in response by the Catholic Church in Poland to the words spoken by Pope John Paul II there in 1999. He noted the social changes at ...

. On 7 May 2016,

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appointed him to be Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg and

Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of Surista; he would be consecrated on 11 June 2016 within Kołobrzeg Cathedral. He chose as his episcopal motto "Łaska, miłosierdzie, pokój" (), which begins 1 and

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. On 21 September 2021, Pope Francis appointed Krzysztof as Bishop of the Diocese of Bydogszcz.

References

1961 births Polish Roman Catholic theologians {{DEFAULTSORT:Włodarczyk, Krzyzstof Living people