Henryk Hoser

Henryk Hoser (born 27 November 1942) is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church. He was bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Warszawa-Praga in Poland from 2008 to 2017.

His Excellency

Henryk Hoser
Bishop of Warszawa-Praga
Apostolic Visitor for Medjugorje
archbishop ad personam
Henryk Hoser in 2009
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Warszawa-Praga
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Warszawa-Praga
Appointed24 May 2008
Installed28 June 2008
Other postsPapal Envoy to Medjugorje, Head of the Team of Experts on Bioethics
Orders
Ordination16 June 1974
by Bishop Wladyslaw Miziolek
Consecration19 March 2005
by Crescenzio Sepe
Personal details
Born (1942-11-27) 27 November 1942
Warsaw, Poland
NationalityPolish
Previous post
MottoMaior Est Deus
Coat of arms
Ordination history of
Henryk Hoser
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byBishop Wladyslaw Miziolek
Date16 June 1974
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorCrescenzio Sepe
Co-consecratorsStanisław Dziwisz,
Archbishop Thaddée Ntihinyurwa
Date19 March 2005
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Henryk Hoser as principal consecrator
Bishop Marek Solarczyk19 November 2011
George Antonysamy21 September 2005
[Michael August Blume]]30 September 2005
Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda, S.A.C.10 June 2017
Styles of
Henryk Hoser
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

Hoser was trained as a physician before joining the Pallottines in 1969.

He was president of the Pontifical Mission Societies before he was elevated to the title of archbishop ad personam in 2005 by Pope John Paul II. On May 24, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him to head Roman Catholic Diocese of Warszawa-Praga. He is a member of the Presidium of the Polish Episcopal Conference and heads the Team of Experts on Bioethics. Bishop Hoser is a staunch opponent of in vitro fertilisation.

On 11 February 2017, Pope Francis named Bishop Hoser his special envoy to Medjugorje, tasked with assessing the pastoral needs of that place of pilgrimage.[1]

Archbishop Hoser delivered Pope Francis his examination of the pastoral situation of Medjugorje in the summer of 2017. He was explicitly tasked by the Pope to assess the pastoral situation and not the doctrinal situation which was done by Cardinal Ruini. However he made it clear that he thought very highly of the Medjugorje phenomenon. After his resignation as archbishop of the diocese of Warszawa-Praga on December 8, 2017 he was made Apostolic Visitor for an undetermined time for Medjugorje by Pope Francis on May 31, 2018. [2] [3]

References
  1. Pentin, Edward (11 February 2017). "Pope Francis Appoints Polish Archbishop to Be Special Envoy to Medjugorje". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

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