Slawomir Szkredka

Sławomir Szkredka (born May 12, 1974) is a Polish-born priest of the Catholic Church and biblical scholar who serves as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.[1]


Sławomir S. Szkredka

S.S.D.
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris
ChurchCatholic
ArchdioceseLos Angeles
AppointedJuly 18, 2023
InstalledSeptember 26, 2023
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris
Professor, St. John's Seminary
Orders
OrdinationJanuary 12, 2002
by Roger Mahony
ConsecrationSeptember 26, 2023
by José Horacio Gómez, Gerald Eugene Wilkerson, and Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan
Personal details
Born (1974-05-12) May 12, 1974
Alma materSS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary
Pontifical Biblical Institute
MottoQuodcumque Dixerit Facite
Styles of
Slawomir Szkredka
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Biography

Early life

Szkredka was born in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland, in 1974. He knew that he wanted to be a priest from an early age, and began studies at Krakow's Metropolitan Seminary following high school.[2][3] He eventually transferred to SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, earning a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master's degree in theology in 2002.[4] He was ordained a priest later that year by Cardinal Roger Mahony on January 12, 2002.[3]

Priesthood

Following his ordination, Szkredka served as parochial vicar at St. Genevieve Church in Panorama City and at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park, before beginning graduate studies at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome in 2008.[2][4] He earned his doctorate in Sacred Scripture in 2015 and returned to the Los Angeles Archdiocese to serve as a professor and formator at St. John's Seminary. He has published multiple academic papers in addition to a book titled Icon of Trust: Mary in the Gospels of Luke and John.[2]

Episcopacy

On July 18, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Szkredka as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the titular bishop of Vicus Turris.[1][5] Archbishop José Gómez consecrated Szkredka as a bishop on September 26, 2023, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Pope picks four LA County priests to become auxiliary bishops". Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  6. "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.

Episcopal succession

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