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Konrad Krajewski
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Key facts
- Church
- Catholic
- Archdiocese
- Łódź
- Appointed
- 12 March 2026
- Installed
- 28 March 2026
- Predecessor
- Grzegorz Ryś
- Other post
- Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino (2018–)
- Previous posts
- Almoner of His Holiness (2013-2026), Titular Archbishop of Beneventum (2013–2018)
- Ordination
- 11 June 1988, by Władysław Ziółek
- Consecration
- 17 September 2013, by Giuseppe Bertello
- Created cardinal
- 28 June 2018, by Pope Francis
- Rank
- Cardinal-Deacon
- Born
- ( 1963-11-25 ) 25 November 1963 (age 62) , Łódź , Poland
- Denomination
- Catholic
- Alma mater
- Major Theological Seminary in Łódź Catholic University of Lublin Pontifical Liturgical Institute Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
- Motto
- Misericordia , ( Latin for ' Mercy ' )
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Konrad
- Family name
- Krajewski
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Place of birth
- Łódź
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Educated at
- Pontificio Ateneo Sant Anselmo
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2025 conclave
- Image
- Konrad Krajewski (2020).jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
Konrad Krajewski sitting beside Pope Benedict XVI as papal master of ceremonies in Zagreb, 2011 Konrad Krajewski ( pronounced [ˈkɔn.rat kraˈjɛf.skʲi]; born 25 November 1963) is a Polish Catholic prelate who was named Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź in March 2026. He served as prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity from 2013 to 2026. He served as Papal Master of Ceremonies from 1998 to 2013.
In 2013, Krajewski was appointed as Papal Almoner to coordinate the charitable concerns of Pope Francis and lead the Office of Papal Charities; this became the Dicastery for the Service of Charity when the apostolic constitution Praedicate evangelium took effect in June 2022. Pope Francis made Krajewski a cardinal on 28 June 2018.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Konrad Krajewski” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.