Piotr Libera
Piotr Libera (born 1951) is a Polish bishop. He was Suffragan bishop of Katowice from 1996 to 2007, and secretary general of the Episcopate of Poland (1998–2007).
His Excellency Piotr Libera | |
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| Bishop of Płock | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Diocese of Płock |
| Appointed | 2 May 2007 |
| Installed | 31 May 2007 |
| Predecessor | Stanisław Wielgus |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 April 1976 by Herbert Bednorz |
| Consecration | 6 January 1997 by Pope John Paul II |
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| Born | March 20, 1951 Szopienice, Poland |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice (1997-2007) |
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He was Titular Bishop of Centuria in North Africa from 1996–2007.[1] Since May 2, 2007 Piotr Libera is the bishop of Płock. His public installation ceremony took place on May 31, 2007 in Masovian Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral in Płock.
In 2009, he excommunicated a journalist who had attempted to tape-record their own religious confession in order to denounce corruption in the clergy.[2]
References
- Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 147, Number 12,882.
- KIPA article
| Preceded by Stanisław Wielgus |
Bishop of Płock since 2007 |
Succeeded by --- |
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