Pope names new Polish primate
December 21, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI has named Archbishop Henryk Muszynski of Gniezno the primate of Poland. He succeeds Cardinal Jozef Glemp, the retired Archbishop of Warsaw, who relinquished the title last week when he celebrated his 80th birthday.
The title of primate was traditionally attached to Gniezno, the oldest metropolitan archdiocese in Poland. In 1981, Archbishop Glemp assumed the title when he was installed as Archbishop of both Gziezno and Warsaw. In 1992, when he approved a restructuring of the Polish hierarchy that separated the two archdioceses, Pope John Paul II stipulated that Cardinal Glemp would remain the primate. Pope Benedict later confirmed that Cardinal Glemp would hold that title until he turned 80. In handing the title over to Archbishop Muszynski the Pontiff observed: “This honorary title returns to the oldest Metropolan Diocese in Polish lands, tied to the devotion to Saint Adalbert, Patron of Poland."
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