Witold Mroziewski (born March 25, 1966) is a Polish-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York City since 2015.


Witold Mroziewski
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
Titular Bishop of Walla Walla
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseNew York
DioceseBrooklyn
AppointedMay 19, 2015
InstalledJuly 20, 2015
PredecessorMitchell Thomas Rozanski
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Walla Walla
Orders
OrdinationJune 29, 1991
by Juliusz Paetz
ConsecrationJuly 20, 2015
by Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio, William Murphy, Raymond Chappetto
RankAuxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
Personal details
Born (1966-03-25) March 25, 1966 (age 58)
Nationality Polish
MottoParare vias Domini
(To prepare the ways of the Lord)
Styles of
Witold Mroziewski
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Biography

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Early life

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Witold Mroziewski was born on March 25, 1966, in Augustów, Poland, to Waclawa Jablonska and Jan Edmund Mroziewski.[1] He attended the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) in Lublin, Poland, where he earned his Master of Theology degree in 1991.[2]

Priesthood

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John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), Lubin, Poland

Mroziewski was ordained a priest in Łomża, Poland, at the Łomża Cathedral for the Diocese of Łomża by Bishop Juliusz Paetz on June 29, 1991. The diocese then assigned him as parochial vicar at a parish in Kadzidlo, Poland.[2]

The Diocese of Łomża sent Mroziewski to New York City in 1992 to minister to Polish citizens in the city. In 1993, the Diocese of Brooklyn assigned him as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Czestochowa-Saint Casimir Parish in Brooklyn. He became pastor of this parish in 2000.[2] Mroziewski went back to KUL to earn a Master of Canon Law degree in 2001.

In 2001, Mroziewski was incardinated, or transferred, from the Diocese of Łomża to the Diocese of Brooklyn.[1] He received a Ruris Canon Lawyer degree from KUL in 2003. He was moved from Our Lady in 2013 to Holy Cross Parish in Brooklyn to serve as pastor there.[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn

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Mroziewski was appointed titular bishop of Walla Walla and an auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn on May 19, 2015, by Pope Francis. He received his episcopal consecration at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Brooklyn by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio on July 20, 2015, with Bishop William Murphy and Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto acting as co-consecrators.[1][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bishop Witold Mroziewski". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Most Rev. Witold Mroziewski, Auxiliary Bishop & Regional Episcopal Vicar, Brooklyn West". Diocese of Brooklyn. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  3. ^ Siemaszko, Corky (May 19, 2015). "Pope Francis promotes 2 NYC priests to auxiliary bishops, will serve borough and Queens' 1.5 million Catholics". NY Daily News. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
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Episcopal succession

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
2015–present
Succeeded by
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