Wiesław Śmigiel
{{Short description|Polish Roman Catholic archbishop (born 1969)}}
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{{Infobox Christian leader
|image = Wiesław Śmigiel (2018).jpg
|caption = Śmigiel in 2018
|name = Wiesław Śmigiel
|title = Metropolitan archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień
|predecessor = Andrzej Dzięga
|term_start = 26 October 2024
|ordination = 29 May 1994
|consecration = 21 April 2012
|consecrated_by = Sławoj Leszek Głódź
|previous_post = Bishop of Toruń (2017 – 2024)
Auxiliary bishop of Pelplin (2012–2017)
Titular bishop of Beatia (2012–2017)
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|1|3|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Świecie, Poland
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Wiesław Śmigiel (born 3 January 1969) is the incumbent Roman Catholic metropolitan archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień. He previously served as the bishop of the Diocese of Toruń from 2017 to 2024 and as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pelplin from 2012 to 2017.
Biography
Śmigiel was born in Świecie and was ordained a priest on 29 May 1994.{{Cite web|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2017/11/11/171111c.pdf|title=Resignations and Appointments|date=11 November 2017|website=press.vatican.va|access-date=29 May 2024}} He received a doctorate from the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin in 2003 and a habilitation in 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kul.pl/ks-bp-wieslaw-smigiel-nowym-biskupem-torunskim,art_77670.html|title=Ks. bp Wiesław Śmigiel nowym biskupem toruńskim|website=kul.pl|language=pl|access-date=29 May 2024}}
On 24 March 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Śmigiel as auxiliary bishop of Pelplin and titular bishop of Beatia; he was consecrated on 21 April 2012 in the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption by Sławoj Leszek Głódź, with assistance from Henryk Muszyński and Andrzej Suski.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ekai.pl/ks-wieslaw-smigiel-konsekrowany-na-biskupa-pomocniczego/|title=Ks. Wiesław Śmigiel konsekrowany na biskupa pomocniczego|date=21 April 2012|website=ekai.pl|language=pl|access-date=29 May 2024}} On 11 December 2017, he was appointed Bishop of Toruń. He was appointed apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Bydgoszcz in 2021,{{Cite web|url=https://diecezja-torun.twoje-miasto.pl/artykuly/view/4287/bp-wieslaw-smigiel-mianowany-administratorem-apostolskim-diecezji-bydgoskiej|title=Bp Wiesław Śmigiel mianowany administratorem apostolskim diecezji bydgoskiej|date=12 May 2021|first=Paweł|last=Borowski|website=diecezja-torun.twoje-miasto.pl|language=pl|access-date=29 May 2024}} and additionally apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Płock in 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2024/09/13/240913b.html|title=Resignations and appointments, 13.09.24|date=13 September 2024|website=press.vatican.va|access-date=16 September 2024}}
On 13 September 2024, Śmigiel was appointed by Pope Francis as metropolitan archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień.{{Cite web|url=https://episkopat.pl/doc/218078.Bp-Wieslaw-Smigiel-nowym-arcybiskupem-metropolita-szczecinsko|title=Bp Wiesław Śmigiel – nowym arcybiskupem metropolitą szczecińsko-kamieńskim|date=13 September 2024|website=episkopat.pl|language=pl|access-date=16 September 2024}} He was installed as archbishop on 26 October 2024 at Szczecin Cathedral.{{Cite news|url=https://24kurier.pl/aktualnosci/wiadomosci/ingres-arcybiskupa-wieslawa-smigla-od-dzis-archidiecezja-szczecinsko-kamienska-to-moj-dom/|title=Ingres arcybiskupa Wiesława Śmigla. „Od dziś archidiecezja szczecińsko-kamieńska to mój dom” [GALERIA]|date=26 October 2024|newspaper=24kurier.pl|language=pl|access-date=26 December 2024}}
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Category:Archbishops of Szczecin-Kamień
Category:21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Poland
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