100 Notable Alumni of John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

John Paul II

Born in: Poland
Years: 1920-2005 (aged 85)
Occupations: writerLatin Catholic priesthuman rights activistCatholic bishoppoet
Biography: Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005.

Stefan Wyszyński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1901-1981 (aged 80)
Occupations: Catholic deaconwriterCatholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Stefan Wyszyński was a Polish Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Warsaw and Archbishop of Gniezno from 1948 to 1981. He previously served as Bishop of Lublin from 1946 to 1948 He was created a cardinal on 12 January 1953 by Pope Pius XII. As Archbishop of Gniezno, Wyszyński possessed the title, "Primate of Poland".

Wojciech Cejrowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1964-.. (age 61)
Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: Studied history of art
Occupations: photographerjournalistexplorerwritersociologist
Biography: Wojciech Daniel Cejrowski is a Polish radio journalist, satirist, photographer, traveller, author of books and press publications, artistic director of the Discover World library, and member of The Explorers Club.

Dominik Tarczyński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1979-.. (age 46)
Occupations: politicianfilm director
Biography: Dominik Tarczyński is a Polish politician and journalist, who has served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2020 and was a member of the Sejm (MP) from 2015 to 2020.

Marek Kuchciński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1955-.. (age 70)
Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: 1974-1978 studied art history
Occupations: journalistpolitician
Biography: Marek Tadeusz Kuchciński is a member of the Sejm of Poland, first elected in 2001. Before 2015, he served the parliament as one of the Deputy Marshals of the Sejm, nominated by the Law and Justice club, and also as the Parliamentary Caucus Head of the above-mentioned party. From 2015 to 2019, when his party possessed the majority of seats in both houses, he held the office of Marshal of the Sejm.

Janusz Palikot

Born in: Poland
Years: 1964-.. (age 61)
Occupations: businesspersonpolitician
Biography: Janusz Marian Palikot is a Polish politician, activist and businessman. Palikot studied philosophy and became wealthy as a businessman who dealt with crates and distilled beverages. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005 in the 6 Lublin district, running on the Civic Platform list, and was re-elected in 2007.

Bogdan Borusewicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1949-.. (age 76)
Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: In 1975 graduated with magister degree in study of history
Occupations: politiciantrade unionisthistorian
Biography: Bogdan Michał Borusewicz is a Polish politician who served as the Marshal of the Polish Senate from 20 October 2005 to 11 November 2015. Borusewicz was a democratic opposition activist under the Communist regime, a member of the Polish parliament (Sejm) for three terms and first Senate Marshal to serve two terms in this office. He served as the Acting President of Poland for a few hours in 2010.

Sławoj Leszek Głódź

Born in: Poland
Years: 1945-.. (age 80)
Occupations: Catholic priestmilitary officerCatholic bishop
Biography: Sławoj Leszek Głódź is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Gdańsk from 2008 to 2020. He has been a bishop since 1991 and before that spent a decade working in the Roman Curia.

Konrad Krajewski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1963-.. (age 62)
Occupations: Catholic priest
Biography: Konrad Krajewski is a Polish cardinal of the Catholic Church who serves as the 1st Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity.

Beata Mazurek

Born in: Poland
Years: 1967-.. (age 58)
Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: Studied in 1991
Occupations: politician
Biography: Beata Mazurek, née Cieluch is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7,012 votes in 7 Chełm district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list. After Law and Justice won the parliamentary election in 2015 she became a spokeswoman in December 2015.

Henryk Gulbinowicz

Born in: Lithuania
Years: 1923-2020 (aged 97)
Occupations: Catholic theologianlecturerCatholic bishopCatholic priestuniversity teacher
Biography: Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Wrocław from 1976 to 2004. Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal in 1985. In 2020, he was banned from making public appearances following a Holy See investigation that confirmed allegations that he had committed sexual abuse and evidence that he had been a secret police informant from 1969 to 1985. Following his death, Gulbinowicz was forbidden to have his funeral service at the city’s Cathedral of St. John the Baptist or to be buried in the cathedral.

Kazimierz Nycz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1950-.. (age 75)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic deaconCatholic bishop
Biography: Kazimierz Nycz is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Warsaw from 2007 to 2024. He was Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg from 2004 to 2007, after serving more than fifteen years as auxiliary bishop of Kraków. Pope Benedict XVI elevated him to the rank of cardinal in 2010.

Piotr Szczepanik

Born in: Poland
Years: 1942-2020 (aged 78)
Occupations: composersingeractor
Biography: Piotr Stanisław Szczepanik was a popular Polish singer and actor.

Vasyl Kuk

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1913-2007 (aged 94)
Occupations: publicistcomposer
Biography: Vasyl Stepanovych Kuk was a Ukrainian nationalist activist and militant who was the last leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, following the death of Roman Shukhevych. In 1954, he was captured by Soviet KGB troops and spent six years in prison without a court sentence.

Michał Heller

Born in: Poland
Years: 1936-.. (age 89)
Occupations: Catholic priestastronomerpriestphysicistphilosopher
Biography: Michał Kazimierz Heller is a Polish philosopher, theoretical physicist, cosmologist, theologian, and Catholic priest. He is a professor of philosophy at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków, Poland, and an adjunct member of the Vatican Observatory staff.

Wiesław Myśliwski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1932-.. (age 93)
Occupations: screenwriterplaywrightprose writerediting staff
Biography: Wiesław Myśliwski is a Polish novelist. He is a two-time recipient of the Nike Award, the most important literary prize for Polish literature.

Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1943-2024 (aged 81)
Occupations: psychiatristsexologist
Biography: Zbigniew Kazimierz Lew-Starowicz was a Polish psychiatrist and psychotherapist, expert in sexology and national consultant in this field, and professor of medical science. He worked at the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw (then the University of Finance and Management in Warsaw). He was awarded the Knight's Cross (1997) and the Officer's Cross (2012) of the Order of Polonia Restituta. Lew-Starowicz died on 13 September 2024, aged 80.

Jan Hartman

Born in: Poland
Years: 1967-.. (age 58)
Occupations: university teacherauthorphilosophernon-fiction writer
Biography: Jan Marek Hartman is a Polish of Jewish descent philosopher specializing in bioethics, writer, anticlerical, opinion journalist and politician, professor of the humanities.

Mirosław Piotrowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1966-.. (age 59)
Occupations: historianpolitician
Biography: Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski is an independent Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He was originally elected in 2004 with the League of Polish Families, then part of the Independence and Democracy grouping. At the 2009 election, he was re-elected for Law and Justice.

Franciszek Blachnicki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1921-1987 (aged 66)
Occupations: soldierlecturerwriterCatholic priestuniversity teacher
Biography: Franciszek Blachnicki was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Light-Life movement, also known as the Oasis Movement, and the Secular Institute of the Immaculate Mother of the Church. He founded several other movements and religious congregations that would address a range of social and ethical issues. These issues included anti-alcoholism and human rights. His movements first came about after starting out as simple retreats designed for both altar servers and families that later began to address a series of issues in Poland at the time. His concern for human rights came during the communist era in Poland as well as his experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II in which he was incarcerated in Auschwitz and other concentration camps under the German Nazi regime.

Rafał Dutkiewicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1959-.. (age 66)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Rafał Dutkiewicz is a Polish politician and entrepreneur who served as the city mayor of Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland from 2002 to 2018.

Edmund Niziurski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1925-2013 (aged 88)
Occupations: writerscience fiction writer
Biography: Edmund Niziurski was a popular Polish writer, author of numerous humorous novels and stories for children, recipient of the Order of the Smile.

Julia Hartwig

Born in: Poland
Years: 1921-2017 (aged 96)
Occupations: writertranslatorpoetessayist
Biography: Julia Hartwig-Międzyrzecka was a Polish writer, poet and translator, considered to be one of Poland's most important poets.

Artur Zawisza

Born in: Poland
Years: 1969-.. (age 56)
Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: Studied philosophy and Polish studies
Occupations: politicianpolonist
Biography: Artur Wojciech Zawisza is a Polish far-right politician and biogas plant industrialist. He served as a Sejm member of the Law and Justice party (2001–2007) and was subsequently the vice-president of the Libertas Poland (2009–2014), National Movement (Poland) (2014–2018) and Federation for the Republic (2018–2019) parties. He has been the president of the Union of Producers and Employers of Biogas and Biomethane Industry (UPEBBI) nationwide syndicate since 2021.

Marian Jaworski

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1926-2020 (aged 94)
Occupations: Catholic priestphilosopherCatholic bishop
Biography: Marian Franciszek Jaworski was a Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Lviv of the Latins in the Roman Catholic Church. He was a close friend of Pope John Paul II.

Anna Moskwa

Born in: Poland
Years: 1979-.. (age 46)
Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: Studied sociology
Occupations: sociologisteconomist
Biography: Anna Moskwa is a Polish politician who has been serving as Minister of Climate and Environment under Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in his second cabinet since 26 October 2021. She is the second minister to hold the position, after inaugural minister Michał Kurtyka. Moskwa has also previously served as Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Marine Economy and Inland Navigation.

Mieczysław Mokrzycki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1961-.. (age 64)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Mieczysław Mokrzycki is a Polish-born Catholic prelate, currently serving as the archbishop of Lviv of the Latins in Ukraine.

Henryk Muszyński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1933-.. (age 92)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Henryk Józef Muszyński is the Primate Emeritus of Poland and former archbishop of Gniezno, Poland, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II when the Polish hierarchy was reorganized in March 1992. He had previously been Bishop of Włocławek since 1987.

Tadeusz Gocłowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1931-2016 (aged 85)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Tadeusz Gocłowski, C.M. was a Roman Catholic archbishop.

Adrian Józef Galbas

Born in: Poland
Years: 1968-.. (age 57)
Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: Studied in 1995-1998
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic clericCatholic bishopreligious
Biography: Adrian Joseph Galbas, S.A.C. is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Metropolitan Archbishop of Warsaw since December 2024. He became Archbishop of Katowice in May 2023, after sixteen months as coadjutor there. He was auxiliary bishop of Ełk from 2020 to 2021. He is a professed member of the Pallottines (Society of the Catholic Apostolate).

Wacław Depo

Born in: Poland
Years: 1953-.. (age 72)
Occupations: Catholic priestuniversity teacherCatholic bishop
Biography: Wacław Tomasz Depo is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Częstochowa since 2012. He was previously the bishop of the Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów from 2006 to 2012.

Andrzej Dzięga

Born in: Poland
Years: 1952-.. (age 73)
Occupations: judgeCatholic bishoparchbishopCatholic priesttheologian
Biography: Andrzej Dzięga is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who was and archbishop of the Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień from 2009 to 2024. He was bishop of the Diocese of Sandomierz from 2002 to 2009.

Stanisław Wielgus

Born in: Poland
Years: 1939-.. (age 86)
Occupations: Catholic bishopmedievalistuniversity teacherCatholic priestphilosopher
Biography: Stanisław Wojciech Wielgus is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church, who resigned his position as Archbishop of Warsaw on 6 January 2007, just one day after being installed in that post in a private ceremony, just before the start of his public installation, because of revelations that he cooperated with the Polish communist secret police decades earlier. He was Bishop of Płock from 1999 to 2007.

Ireneusz Krosny

Born in: Poland
Years: 1968-.. (age 57)
Occupations: mime artistactor
Biography: Ireneusz Krosny is a Polish actor and mime artist. Born in Tychy, between 1982 and 1992 he worked with three amateur pantomime groups, most notably, "Scena Pantomimy", founded and led by Krosny. He began his professional career in 1992 with the solo act "One Mime Theatre". He received several top awards at comedy festivals in Poland, and also had his own television shows there. He began his international career in 1997, performing throughout Europe as well as in North America and Asia. He was guest at the Chunchon International Mime Festival in South Korea and many other festivals, such as the "Lachmesse" in Germany, "Kaukliar" festival in Slovakia, "Bodylanguage Festival" in Sweden, the Edinburgh Fringe, and the "Festival du Rire" in Montreux, where he also won the Golden Rose of Montreux for the best international act. In the USA he received the Critic's Choice Award from The Chicago Reader:

Tomasz Strzembosz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1930-2004 (aged 74)
Occupations: university teachertrade unionisthistorian
Biography: Tomasz Strzembosz was a Polish historian and writer who specialized in the World War II history of Poland. He was a professor at the Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Political Studies, in Warsaw; and, from 1991, at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Strzembosz was a resident of Warsaw, Poland.

Marzena Okła-Drewnowicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1972-.. (age 53)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Marzena Okła-Drewnowicz is a Polish politician serving as minister for senior citizens affairs since 2023. She has been a member of the Sejm since 2007.

Elżbieta Kruk

Born in: Poland
Years: 1959-.. (age 66)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Elżbieta Małgorzata Kruk is a Polish politician, a member of Law and Justice (national conservative political party in Poland). She was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005.

Józef Kupny

Born in: Poland
Years: 1956-.. (age 69)
Occupations: religion sociologistCatholic deaconCatholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Józef Piotr Kupny is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He has been archbishop of Wrocław since 2013 and vice president of the Polish Episcopal Conference since 2024. He was previously auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Katowice from 2006 to 2013.

Jerzy Braun

Born in: Poland
Years: 1901-1975 (aged 74)
Occupations: screenwriterpoliticianwriteropinion journalistphilosopher
Biography: Jerzy Bronisław Braun, ps. "Bronisław Rogowski" was a Polish writer, political activist, poet, playwright, literary critic, columnist, screenwriter, philosopher, scout, the last chairman of the Council of National Unity (from March to July 1945), and the last Government Delegate for Poland from June 1945.

Wiesław Śmigiel

Born in: Poland
Years: 1969-.. (age 56)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic deaconCatholic bishop
Biography: Wiesław Śmigiel is the incumbent Roman Catholic metropolitan archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień. He previously served as the bishop of the Diocese of Toruń from 2017 to 2024 and as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pelplin from 2012 to 2017.

Krzysztof Kozłowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1931-2013 (aged 82)
Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: 1950-1956 graduated with magister degree in philosophy
Occupations: journalistpolitician
Biography: Krzysztof Jan Kozlowski was a Polish journalist and politician. He served as Poland's Minister of the former Interior and Administration with the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki from 1990 until 1991. (The single ministry was split into two separate ministries in 2011). Kozlowski also served as the first Chief of the Urząd Ochrony Państwa (UOP) from 1990 to 1992 and was elected to the Senate of the Republic of Poland for four terms.

Wiesław Mering

Born in: Poland
Years: 1945-.. (age 80)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Wiesław Alojzy Mering is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop.

Arkadiusz Czartoryski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1966-.. (age 59)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Arkadiusz Czartoryski is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 14,753 votes in 18 Siedlce district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.

Zygmunt Zimowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1949-2016 (aged 67)
Occupations: Catholic priestuniversity teacherCatholic bishop
Biography: Zygmunt Zimowski was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Archbishop Zimowski had served until his death in July 2016 as President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers, having been head of that office since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 April 2009. He previously served as bishop of Radom from 2002 until 2009.

Alojzy Orszulik

Born in: Poland
Years: 1928-2019 (aged 91)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Alojzy Orszulik S.A.C. was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop.

Danuta Kuroń

Born in: Poland
Years: 1949-.. (age 76)
Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: 1970-1976 graduated with magister degree in study of history
Occupations: journalisttrade unionist
Biography: Danuta Kuroń is a Polish trade union and democratic activist. She was an underground organizer for the trade union Solidarity in the Polish People's Republic, and she edited and contributed reporting to their periodicals.

Ryszard Bender

Born in: Poland
Years: 1932-2016 (aged 84)
Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: Studied in 1955
Occupations: politicianuniversity teacherPolish scouthistoriannon-fiction writer
Biography: Ryszard Janusz Bender was a Polish right-wing politician and historian. He is noted for his characterization of Auschwitz as a "labour camp", attracting allegations of Holocaust denial.

Grzegorz Motyka

Born in: Poland
Years: 1967-.. (age 58)
Occupations: historianuniversity teacher
Biography: Grzegorz Motyka is a Polish historian and author specializing in the history of Poland–Ukraine relations. Since 1992 he served at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and at the Institute of National Remembrance.

Janusz Krupski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1951-2010 (aged 59)
Occupations: historiantrade unionist
Biography: Janusz Krupski was a Polish historian, member of the democratic opposition to communist rule in Poland during the People's Republic of Poland and a government official.

Ewa Kurek

Born in: Poland
Years: 1951-.. (age 74)
Occupations: directorscreenwriternon-fiction writeropinion journalisthistorian
Biography: Ewa Kurek is a Polish historian specializing in Polish-Jewish history during World War II. She has been associated with the far-right, and her revisionist views regarding the Holocaust in Poland have been widely categorized as indicative of antisemitism and Holocaust denial.

Damian Zimoń

Born in: Poland
Years: 1934-.. (age 91)
Occupations: Catholic priesttheologianCatholic bishop
Biography: Damian Zimoń is metropolitan archbishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Katowice.

Grzegorz Tobiszowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1965-.. (age 60)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Grzegorz Józef Tobiszowski is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7662 votes in 31 Katowice district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.

Adam Szal

Born in: Poland
Years: 1953-.. (age 72)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Adam Jan Szal is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Przemyśl since 2016. He was previously the auxiliary bishop of the Przemyśl and titular bishop of Lavellum.

Ignacy Tokarczuk

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1918-2012 (aged 94)
Occupations: university teacherarchbishopCatholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Ignacy Tokarczuk was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Mieczysław Maliński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1923-2017 (aged 94)
Occupations: opinion journalistjournalistpoetwriterCatholic priest
Biography: Monsignor Mieczyslaw Malinski was a Polish Catholic priest, theologian and writer.

Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1938-.. (age 87)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz OFMCap is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Drohiczyn from 1994 to 2014.

Izabela Kloc

Born in: Poland
Years: 1963-.. (age 62)
Occupations: politicianeconomist
Biography: Izabela Helena Kloc, née Lazar is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 5,185 votes in 30 Rybnik district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.

Mieczysław Krąpiec

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1921-2008 (aged 87)
Occupations: philosopher
Biography: Mieczysław Albert Maria Krąpiec OP – a Polish Roman Catholic priest, philosopher (thomist), theologian, humanist and social scientist, the rector of Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski (1970-1983), the founder of the Lublin Philosophical School, the initiator and president of the scientific committee of Powszechna Encyklopedia Filozofii.

Henryk Tomasik

Born in: Poland
Years: 1946-.. (age 79)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Henryk Marian Tomasik is the current bishop of Radom since his installation on 14 November 2009. He previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce.

Józef Pieracki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1909-1988 (aged 79)
Occupations: actor
Biography: Józef Pieracki was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1953 to 1986.

Jan Emeryk Rościszewski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1965-.. (age 60)
Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: In 1988 studied study of history
Occupations: entrepreneurmanagerinsurance broker
Biography: Jan Emeryk Rościszewski is a Polish nobleman, business executive, diplomat and Poland's ambassador to France since April 2022. Previously, he served as the Chairman of the Management Board of PKO Bank Polski in 2021.

Zbigņevs Stankevičs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1955-.. (age 70)
Occupations: Catholic priestuniversity teacherCatholic bishop
Biography: Zbigņevs Stankevičs is a Latvian Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Riga since 2010. He previously served in leadership at the Seminary Institute of Religious Sciences in Riga.

Bronisław Dembowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1927-2019 (aged 92)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Bronisław Dembowski was a Polish Catholic bishop.

Edward Ozorowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1941-2024 (aged 83)
Occupations: theologianCatholic priestpriestCatholic bishop
Biography: Edward Ozorowski was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He served as the Auxiliary bishop in Białystok from 1979 to 2006. Ozorowski then served as the Metropolitan bishop in Białystok from 2006 to 2017.

Marian Gołębiewski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1937-2024 (aged 87)
Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: Studied in 1966-1968
Occupations: biblical scholarlecturerCatholic bishopCatholic priestuniversity teacher
Biography: Marian Gołębiewski was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an archbishop of Wrocław from 2004 to 2013. From 1996 to 2004, he was Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg.

Boleslaw Pylak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1921-2019 (aged 98)
Occupations: Catholic priesttheologianCatholic bishop
Biography: Bolesław Pylak was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was one of the oldest Roman Catholic bishops in Poland. Pylak was born in Łopiennik Górny, Poland and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1948 from Archdiocese of Lublin. Pylak was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Lublin diocese as well as Titular bishop of Midica on 14 March 1966, and ordained a bishop on 29 May 1966. Pylak was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Lublin on 27 June 1975 and served in that capacity (becoming Archbishop in 1992 when Lublin became an Archdiocese) until his retirement on 14 June 1997.

Rafał Wnuk

Born in: Poland
Years: 1967-.. (age 58)
Occupations: historian
Biography: Rafał Wnuk is a Polish historian, editor of several historical periodicals, employee of the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences and of the Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN). Wnuk was a student of the Polish historian Tomasz Strzembosz.

Eugeniusz Popowicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1961-.. (age 64)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic deaconCatholic bishop
Biography: Archbishop Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz is a Polish Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as an archbishop-metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw since 7 November 2015. Also he served as an apostolic administrator of the newly created Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Olsztyn–Gdańsk since 25 November 2020 until 23 January 2021. Previously he served as a titular bishop of Horrea Coelia and auxiliary bishop of Przemyśl–Warsaw from 4 November 2013 until 7 November 2015.

Bogdan Wojtuś

Born in: Poland
Years: 1937-2020 (aged 83)
Occupations: Catholic priesttheologianCatholic bishop
Biography: Bogdan Józef Wojtuś was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Gniezno from 1988 until 2012.

Mariusz Handzlik

Born in: Poland
Years: 1965-2010 (aged 45)
Occupations: diplomatpolitician
Biography: Mariusz Handzlik was a Polish diplomat, the Undersecretary of State in the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland and since October, 2008 in charge of foreign policy.

Jarosław Urbaniak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1966-.. (age 59)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Jarosław Piotr Urbaniak is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7,400 votes in 36 Kalisz districts as a candidate from the Civic Platform list.

Jan Bernard Szlaga

Born in: Poland
Years: 1940-2012 (aged 72)
Occupations: Catholic bishopuniversity teacherCatholic priesttheologianpriest
Biography: Jan Bernard Szlaga was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin, Poland. He was born the youngest of six children of Jan and Helena (Sciesińska) Szlaga.

Marzena Wróbel

Born in: Poland
Years: 1963-.. (age 62)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Marzena Dorota Wróbel is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7,524 votes in 17 Radom district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.

Józef Milik

Born in: Poland
Years: 1922-2006 (aged 84)
Occupations: biblical scholararchaeologistpriest
Biography: Józef Tadeusz Milik was a Polish biblical scholar and a Catholic priest, researcher of the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) through the deserts of Judea/Jordan, and translator and editor of the Book of Enoch in Aramaic (fragments).

Jan Gajek

Born in: Poland
Years: 1949-.. (age 76)
Occupations: Greek-Catholic priestwriterCatholic priesttheologian
Biography: Jan Sergiusz Gajek is the Apostolic Administrator of the Belarusian Greek Catholic Church which is a sui iuris (independent) Eastern Catholic Church on the territory of Belarus. It is in full communion with the Holy See.

Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1962-.. (age 63)
Occupations: poetwriter
Biography: Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki is a Polish poet.

Adam Dyczkowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1932-2021 (aged 89)
Occupations: Catholic priesttheologianCatholic bishop
Biography: Adam Feliks Dyczkowski was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop.

Jerzy Mazur

Born in: Poland
Years: 1953-.. (age 72)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Jerzy Mazur SVD is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk since 2003. He was previously a missionary, as well as a bishop in Siberia and the titular bishop of Tabunia.

Hanna Malewska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1911-1983 (aged 72)
Occupations: translatorwriter
Biography: Hanna Malewska was a Polish historian and writer, author of historical stories and novels, translator, Home Army soldier, member of the Tygodnik Powszechny team, and editor-in-chief of the monthly Znak.

Krzysztof Grabczuk

Born in: Poland
Years: 1962-.. (age 63)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Krzysztof Grabczuk is a Polish politician serving as a member of the Sejm since 2019. From 2008 to 2010, he served as marshal of Lublin Voivodeship. From 2002 to 2006, he served as mayor of Chełm.

Kazimierz Ryczan

Born in: Poland
Years: 1939-2017 (aged 78)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Kazimierz Ryczan was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop.

Halina Bortnowska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1931-2024 (aged 93)
Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: In 1961 graduated with magister degree in philosophy
Occupations: translatorediting staffopinion journalisttheologianphilosopher
Biography: Halina Bortnowska was a Polish social and ecumenical activist, and publicist. She was born in Toruń on 23 September 1931, and died on 19 June 2024, at the age of 92.

Anna Schmidt

Born in: Poland
Years: 1978-.. (age 47)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Anna Katarzyna Schmidt-Rodziewicz is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm (9th term) representing the constituency of Krosno. She previously also served in the 8th term of the Sejm (2015–2019).

Krzysztof Michałkiewicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1953-.. (age 72)
Occupations: trade unionistpolitician
Biography: Krzysztof Stefan Michałkiewicz is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 11,246 votes in 6 Lublin district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.

Venedykt Aleksiichuk

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1968-.. (age 57)
Occupations: Catholic bishopCatholic deaconCatholic priestcatholic eparchGreek-Catholic priest
Biography: Bishop Venedykt, bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago (born January 16, 1968, in Borshchivka, Kostopil Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukrainian SSR). Became auxiliary bishop of Lviv on September 5, 2010; became bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago on June 29, 2017.

Paweł Socha

Born in: Poland
Years: 1935-.. (age 90)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Paweł Socha is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów and the titular bishop of Thunigaba since 20 November 1973 until his retirement on 16 January 2012.

Gerard Kusz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1939-2021 (aged 82)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Gerard Alfons Kusz was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He was auxiliary bishop of Opole (1985–1992) and Gliwice (1992–2014).

Jan Styrna

Born in: Poland
Years: 1941-2022 (aged 81)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Jan Styrna was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate.

Stepan Sus

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1981-.. (age 44)
Occupations: Catholic deaconCatholic priestchaplainCatholic bishop
Biography: Bishop Stepan Sus is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as Titular Bishop of Zygris and Curial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Galicia since 15 November 2019.

Wojciech Zajączkowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1963-.. (age 62)
Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: 1982-1987 graduated with magister degree in study of history
Occupations: political scientisthistoriancivil servantdiplomat
Biography: Wojciech Jacek Zajączkowski is a Polish diplomat and historian. Ambassador of Poland to China (2018–2023), Russia (2010–2014), and Romania (2008–2010).

Teofil Wilski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1935-2022 (aged 87)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Teofil Józef Wilski was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He was titular bishop of Castellum in Mauretania and auxiliary bishop of Kalisz from 1995 to 2011.

Jan Wieczorek

Born in: Poland
Years: 1935-2023 (aged 88)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Jan Wieczorek was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate. He was auxiliary bishop of Opole from 1981 to 1992 and bishop of Gliwice from 1992 to 2011.

Sławomir Zawiślak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1963-.. (age 62)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Sławomir Zawiślak is a Polish politician.

Nicolai Dubinin

Born in: Russia
Years: 1973-.. (age 52)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Nicolai Gennadyevich Dubinin, O.F.M. Conv. is a Russian Roman Catholic prelate as the Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena and Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow since 30 July 2020.

Vasyl Semeniuk

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1949-.. (age 76)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Vasyl Semeniuk is the Metropolitan Archeparch of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv, an archeparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The eparchy is in the ecclesiastical province of Kyiv-Halych.

Zofia Zdybicka

Born in: Poland
Years: 1928-.. (age 97)
Occupations: nunphilosopher
Biography: Zofia Józefa Zdybicka is a nun and philosopher. She has been a professor at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin since 1978. Her order name is Maria Józefa in the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus in Poland. She is a specialist in ontology and the philosophy of religion.

Ryszard Karpiński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1935-2024 (aged 89)
Occupations: university teacherCatholic priestCatholic bishopCatholic theologian
Biography: Ryszard Karpiński was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Lublin from 1985 to 2011. He was also the titular bishop of Minervium until his death.

Jakub Skiba

Born in: Poland
Years: 1961-.. (age 64)
Enrolled in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: In 1986 graduated with magister degree in study of history
Occupations: politicianhistoriancivil servant
Biography: Jakub Tadeusz Skiba is a Polish civil servant and diplomat who has been serving as a deputy Minister of Interior and Administration (2015–2017), ambassador of Poland to Brazil (2020–2023).

Anna Brzezińska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1971-.. (age 54)
Occupations: historianwriter
Biography: Anna Brzezińska is a Polish writer.

Vitaliy Krivitskiy

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1972-.. (age 53)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic deaconCatholic bishop
Biography: Bishop Vitaliy Kryvytskyi or Vitaliy Krivitskiy, S.D.B. is a Ukrainian Roman Catholic prelate serving as the diocesan bishop of Kyiv–Zhytomyr since 30 April 2017.