(ANSA-AP) - WARSAW, Poland - Roman Catholic Church authorities
in Poland have announced the successor to the retiring
archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, who had been
personal secretary to the late Pope St. John Paul II, a native
of Poland. Polish Catholic Church authorities said Thursday that
67-year-old Archbishop Marek Jedraszewski will succeed Dziwisz
as the head of the church in the Krakow region. Pope Francis
made the appointment at the Vatican. The 77-year-old Dziwisz was
John Paul's closest aide during his papacy from 1978-2005 and
then was appointed Krakow archbishop. He offered to leave when
he reached retirement age two years ago, but Francis encouraged
him to stay on and preside over the major event for the church,
the world youth's meeting with the pope that was held in Krakow
in July. (ANSA-AP).
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