Kazimierz Górny (born 24 December 1937) is the former bishop of the

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Biography

Górny was born in 1937 in Lubień to Stanisław and Barbara Górny. After attending

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and completing secondary schooling in

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, he entered the archdiocesan seminary for the

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in 1955. He was ordained a priest on 29 June 1960 by

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, auxiliary bishop of Kraków. Between 1970 and 1977, he worked at the metropolitan curia of the Archdiocese, where he oversaw a department of pastoral care. In 1977, he was made dean of the

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of Oświęcim. He was made a

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on 8 September 1983. On 26 October 1984, Górny was appointed by Pope

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as auxiliary bishop of Kraków; he was consecrated on 6 January 1985 at

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by John Paul II. He served on the Commission of Pastoral Care for the

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beginning in 1985. On 25 March 1992, he was appointed bishop of Rzeszów, assuming the role on 11 April. He served in this position until 14 April 2013, when he resigned as bishop.

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