Slawomir Szkredka
Sławomir Stanisław Szkredka S.S.D. | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris | |
| Church | Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Los Angeles |
| Appointed | July 18, 2023 |
| Installed | September 26, 2023 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris Professor, St. John's Seminary |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 12, 2002 by Roger Mahony |
| Consecration | September 26, 2023 by José Horacio Gómez, Gerald Eugene Wilkerson, and Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 12, 1974 |
| Alma mater | SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary Pontifical Biblical Institute |
| Motto | Quodcumque Dixerit Facite (Whatever He tells you, do) |
| Styles of Sławomir Stanisław Szkredka | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Sławomir Stanisław Szkredka (born May 12, 1974) is a Polish-born priest of the Catholic Church and biblical scholar who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in California since 2023.[1]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Slawomir Szkredka was born on May 12, 1974, in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland. He knew that he wanted to be a priest from an early age, and began studies at the Metropolitan Seminary in Kraków, Poland, following high school.[2][3]
Szkredka eventually transferred to SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, earning a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a Master of Theology degree in 2002.[4]
Priesthood
[edit]Szkredka was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at St. Mel Parish in Woodland Hills, California, by Cardinal Roger Mahony on January 12, 2002.[3][5]
Following his ordination, Szkredka served as parochial vicar at St. Genevieve Parish in Panorama City and at St. John the Baptist Parish in Baldwin Park. In 2008, he went to Rome to begin graduate studies at the Pontifical Biblical Institute.[2][4] He earned his Doctor of Sacred Scripture degree in 2015 and returned to Los Angeles to serve as a professor and formator at St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, California.
Episcopacy
[edit]On July 18, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Szkredka as an auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles and the titular bishop of Vicus Turris.[1][6] Archbishop José Gómez consecrated Szkredka as a bishop on September 26, 2023, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, with Bishop Gerald Wilkerson and Auxiliary Bishop Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan serving as co-consecrators.[7]
Szkredka has published academic papers and a book titled Icon of Trust: Mary in the Gospels of Luke and John.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ a b c "Pope Francis names four new auxiliary bishops for LA Archdiocese". Angelus. 2023-07-18. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ a b Briscoe, Daren (2002-01-13). "Three New Priests Ordained in L.A." Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ a b "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Los Angeles | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Bishop Sławomir Stanisław Szkredka [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Pope picks four LA County priests to become auxiliary bishops". Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "Pope Francis names four new auxiliary bishops for LA Archdiocese". Angelus. 2023-07-18. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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