Historical FigureMale
Zenon Grocholewski
1939 – 2020
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryZenon Grocholewski was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church, who was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2001. He joined the Roman Curia in 1972 and served from 1999 until 2015 as Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Gregorian University.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
October 11, 1939
Bródki, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Date of death
July 17, 2020
Rome
Citizenship
Poland
Occupations & fields
university teacherCatholic deaconlecturerCatholic priestCatholic bishopjurist
Awards & honours
Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia RestitutaIdzi Radziszewski prizeGreat Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germanyhonorary doctorate from the Catholic University of LublinCommander of the French Order of Academic Palmshonorary doctor of the University of Munich
- Field and occupation
- poľský kardinál (1939 – 2020)
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