Tomasz Grysa (born 16 October 1970) is a Polish member of the
clergy
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,
Archbishop
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,
Apostolic Nuncio of
Madagascar,
Mauritius,
Seychelles and
Apostolic Delegate to
Comoros
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Biography
Tomasz Krzysztof Grysa was born on 16 October 1970 in
Poznań,
Poland. He was ordained a priest for the
Archdiocese of Poznań
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
on 25 May 1995 by Archbishop
Jerzy Stroba
Jerzy Stroba (1919–1999) was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop.
He was born on 17 December 1919 in świętochłowice, Poland.
He became Auxiliary Bishop of Ggorzowski from 1958 to 1972, Bishop of Szczecin– Kamień in 1972–1978, Archbisho ...
.
He holds a degree in canon law.
Diplomatic career
He entered the Holy See Diplomatic Service on 1 July 2001 and subsequently served in the following pontifical representations:
Russian Federation,
India,
Belgium,
Mexico,
Brazil,
UN Permanent Mission (New York),
Israel, and the apostolic delegation in Jerusalem and Palestine.
On 27 September 2022,
Pope Francis appointed him
Titular Archbishop of
Rubicon and
Apostolic Nuncio to
Madagascar and
Apostolic Delegate to
Comoros
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. He was consecrated as an archbishop on 1 November 2022.
On 9 February 2023, Pope Francis appointed him as nuncio to the
Seychelles as well.
On 21 March 2023, Pope Francis appointed him as nuncio to the
Mauritius as well.
See also
*
List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See
References
Living people
1970 births
Bishops appointed by Pope Francis
Apostolic Nuncios to Madagascar
Apostolic Nuncios to Mauritius
Apostolic Nuncios to Seychelles
Diplomats of the Holy See
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni
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