Marek Solarczyk

The Most Reverend

Marek Solarczyk
The Most Reverend; Marek Solarczyk
Bishop of Radom
See	Radom
Appointed	4 January 2021
Predecessor	Henryk Tomasik
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga (2011-2021); Titular Bishop of Hólar (2011–2021);
Orders
Ordination	28 May 1992; by Kazimierz Romaniuk
Consecration	19 November 2011; by Henryk Hoser
Personal details
Born	Marek Solarczyk; 13 April 1967 (age 57); Wołomin, Wołomin County, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Omnia possibilia credenti
Coat of arms

Marek Solarczyk (born 13 April 1967) is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Radom.

Formation

A native of Wołomin, in east-central Poland, he studied at the Metropolitan Higher Seminary in Warsaw and received his priestly ordination in 1992 at the St. Florian's Cathedral, being incardinated in the Diocese of Warszawa-Praga. He finished his doctorate in Church History in The Catholic Academy of Warsaw in 1999, and acted as a professor on the subject.

After a brief tenure as parish priest of St. Florian's Cathedral (2009-2011) he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga by Pope Benedict XVI on 8 October 2011, receiving the titular see of Hólar, Iceland.^[1] His consecration took place at St. Florian's Cathedral on 19 November 2011. On 4 January 2021, Pope Francis appointed him to succeed Henryk Tomasik as Bishop of Radom.^[2] He assumed control of the diocese on 8 January 2021.^[3]

^ "Jego Ekscelencja Biskup Marek Solarczyk: Biskup Pomocniczy". Diecezja Warszawsko-Praska. 2011-11-20. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 04.01.2021". Holy See Press Office. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
^ Piekielnik, Stanisław (27 January 2021). "Ingres Biskupa Marka Solarczyka do radomskiej katedry". diecezja.radom.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.