Ryszard Kasyna (born 28 September 1957) is a

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bishop, being the bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin The Diocese of Pelplin ( la, Pelplinen(sis); csb, Pelplińskô diecezjô) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese located in the city of Pelplin, Poland. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of metropolitan Arc ...

since 2012. He was previously the auxiliary bishop of

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gdańsk The Archdiocese of Gdańsk ( la, Gedanen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Gdańsk in Poland. According to the church statistics Sunday mass attendance was 38.1% in 2013 making it lower than the Polish average of weekly mass atten ...

and titular bishop of the Diocese of Dices from 2005 to 2012.

Biography

Early life

Kasyna was born on 28 September 1957 in

Nowy Staw Nowy Staw (german: Neuteich; csb, Nowi Stôw, Nytëch) is a small town in northern Poland on the Tuja (river), Święta river in the Żuławy region, with 3 896 inhabitants (2004). Situated in Malbork County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since ...

to a family of four children. He graduated from the First High School Henryk Sienkiewicz in

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. Kasyna then went on to study at the Bishop's Seminary in Gdańsk-Oliwa, and on 24 January 1982 he was ordained priest in the Oliwa Cathedral by Lech Kaczmarek, then the diocesan bishop of Gdańsk. On 3 February 1982 he was a vicar and catechist of the Holy Spirit parish at the Royal Chapel - in St. Mary's Basilica in Gdańsk, where he also served during his studies. Starting in September 1985, he began specialized studies in canon law at the

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, where he graduated in 1992 and completed his doctorate with a dissertation on

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in the new canonical legislation. The same year he graduated and obtained a certificate from the

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Priestly ministry

As aforementioned from 1982 to 1985 Kasyna worked as a vicar in the parish at St. Mary's Basilica in Gdańsk. After returning home from studies in 1992, he joined the Gdańsk Metropolitan Tribunal. In 1993 he became his vice-official in the tribunal and in 1996 an official. During this time Kasyna also lectured on canon and legal law at the seminary in Gdańsk and in other theological institutes. He joined the college of consultors and the priesthood council of the Gdańsk Archdiocese. He served as a pastor of lawyers. He also became a lawyer of the Roman Rota. In 1998 he was appointed a canon canon of the Gdańsk Archcathedral Chapter, and in 2001 a chaplain to the bishop of Gdańsk, Tadeusz Gocłowski.

Ordination as bishop

On 24 January 2005, Kasyna was appointed by

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Gdańsk, as well as the titular bishop of Dices. He was ordained a bishop on 2 Apr 2005 in the St. Mary's Basilica in Gdańsk, with the consecrator being

Józef Kowalczyk Józef Kowalczyk (; born 28 August 1938) is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, canon lawyer and diplomat who, from 1989 to 2010, served as the first apostolic nuncio to Poland since World War II. He later served as archbishop of Gniezno and primate ...

, and the co-consecrators being Tadeusz Gocłowski, archbishop of Gdańsk, and

Piotr Libera Piotr Libera (born 20 March 1951) is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Płock from 2008 to 2022. He was an auxiliary bishop of Katowice from 1996 to 2007 and secretary general of the Polish Episcopal Conference from 1998 t ...

, the titular bishop of Centuria. Kasyna choose "In Veritate Et Caritate" (In Truth and Love) as his bishops motto. On 27 October 2012

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 ...

appointed Kasyna as the new bishop of Pelplin, succeeding the deceased

Jan Bernard Szlaga Jan Bernard Szlaga (May 24, 1940 – April 25, 2012) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin, Poland. He was born the youngest of six children of Jan and Helena (Sciesińska) Szlaga. Education and early career F ...

. He was officially installed as bishop in the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption on 8 December 2012.

Life as Bishop

A long time member of the

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, Kasyna has been member and head of various committees. These include being a delegate for the Ministry of the Sea, as well as a member of the Clergy Committee, the Mixed Committee, Bishops - Major Religious Superiors, and the Legal Council. In 2010 he became a member of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kasyna, Ryszard 1957 births Living people People from Nowy Staw 21st-century Roman Catholic titular bishops 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Poland Pontifical Lateran University alumni