Dariusz Kałuża
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Dariusz Piotr Kałuża (born 5 November 1967) is a Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Bouganville since 2020. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Goroka from 2016 to 2020.


Biography

Kałuża was born on 5 November 1967 in
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. After completing his education at a
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in
Częstochowa Częstochowa ( , ) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship. However, Częstochowa is historically part of Lesser Poland, not Si ...
in 1985, he entered the Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family. He professed his religious vows in 1987, after which he studied philosophy and theology at a seminary in Kazimierz Biskupi. He was ordained a priest on 5 May 1993. After his ordination, Kałuża served as parish vicar for 3 years in
Złotów Złotów is a town in northwestern Poland, with a population of 18,303 inhabitants (2011), seat of the Złotów County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The town is located on the river Głomia and is surrounded by five lakes. It is part of the ...
. After taking an English language course in the United Kingdom, he was sent to
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to do mission work. There, he served as vicar for two parishes in the Diocese of Mendi, while also serving as its
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. In 2015, he was made a pastoral vicar in the Archdiocese of Madang. On 9 June 2016, Kałuża was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Goroka by
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; he was consecrated on 20 August 2016 by Francesco Sarego. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Bouganville on 12 September 2020 by Pope Francis.


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