Mieczysław Mokrzycki (born 29 March 1961 in Majdan Lipowiecki) is the archbishop of

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Early life and ordination

Mokrzycki completed primary school in Łukawiec and Cieszanów, and then studied at the State Agricultural Technical School in

Oleszyce Oleszyce ( uk, Олешичі, ''Oleshychi'') is a small town in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,089 inhabitants (02.06.2009). History The history of Oleszyce dates back to the early 15th century, when the village belonged to Poland's ...

. After graduating from high school, he studied theology at the Catholic University of Lublin. He was ordained a priest on September 17, 1987 by

Marian Jaworski Marian Franciszek Jaworski ( uk, Мар'ян Францішек Яворський, 21 August 1926 – 5 September 2020) was a Cardinal Priest and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins, Archbishop of Lviv of the Latins in the Roman ...

, who was diocesan archbishop of

at that time, based in

Lubaczów Lubaczów ( uk, Любачів ''Liubachiv'') is a town in southeastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine, with 12,567 inhabitants Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999), it is the capital of Lubaczów County and is loca ...

. In 1991 Mokrzycki left for pastoral work in Ukraine. In 1996 he obtained a Doctorate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, ''Angelicum''. His dissertation was entitled " (Priestly Formation in the Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins in light of recent documents after Vatican II).".

Career

On 16 July 2007 he was appointed

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, and consecrated on 29 September 2007 by

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as principal consecrator and

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and Marian Jaworski as co-consecrators. He was one of six bishops consecrated on that day, and the first consecrated by Pope Benedict after his election as Pope. On 21 October 2008 he became Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins (

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) after the resignation of Cardinal Jaworski.Cf
Holy See Press Office, ''Daily Bulletin of 16.07.2007, Rinunce e nomine, Nomina dell’Arcivescovo Coadiutore di Lviv dei Latini (Ucraina)''
On 29 September 2007 Archbishop Mokrzycki was honoured by

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, the president of Poland, with the Officer's Cross of the

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, for outstanding services to the Polish Church, working for the Poles in Ukraine. He received the pallium from Pope Benedict in June 2009 at a traditional Mass marking the feast of the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Saints Peter and Paul.

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* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmokr.html * http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/lviv1.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Mokrzycki, Mieczyslaw 1961 births Living people People from Lubaczów County Archbishops of Lviv Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas alumni Polish expatriates in Ukraine Polish Roman Catholic archbishops

Early life and ordination

Career

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