Grzegorz Kaszak

Who is Grzegorz Kaszak?

Grzegorz Kaszak is the Bishop of Sosnowiec since his ordination on 28 March 2009. He had previously served as Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family.

Kaszak was born in Choszczno, Poland. After his studies at the Major Seminary of Szczecin, was ordained priest on 18 June 1989.

For six months he pursued the ministry as chaplain in the parish of Saint Adalbert in Świnoujście-Warszów, then went to Rome and began his studies of moral theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. For 10 years worked at the Pontifical Council for the Family. At that time, in 1998, he received his doctorate in with a thesis entitled: "Love and responsible contraception in Catechesis of John Paul II."

From 2002 until 2007 was rector of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Polish Institute in Rome. He was appointed as Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family by Pope Benedict in November 2007. He was ordained on 28 March after he was appointed as bishop of Sosnowiec.

On 22 October 2009 Jean Laffitte was appointed as secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family filling the vanancy left by Bishop Kaszak.