Grzegorz Ryś


Grzegorz Ryś
Cardinal, Archbishop of Łódź
Grzegorz Ryś in 2020
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseŁódź
Appointed14 September 2017
Installed4 November 2017
PredecessorMarek Jędraszewski
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santi Cirillo e Metodio (2023-)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination22 May 1988
by Franciszek Macharski
Consecration28 September 2011
by Stanisław Dziwisz
Created cardinal30 September 2023
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1964-02-09) 9 February 1964
MottoVirtus in infirmitate
(Power in weakness)
Coat of arms
Ordination history of
Grzegorz Ryś
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byFranciszek Macharski
Date22 May 1988
PlaceThe Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus on the Wawel Hill
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorStanisław Dziwisz
Co-consecratorsFranciszek Macharski
Stanisław Ryłko
Date28 September 2011
PlaceThe Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus on the Wawel Hill
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date30 September 2023
Styles of
Grzegorz Ryś
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Grzegorz Wojciech Ryś (born 9 February 1964) is a Polish Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Łódź since 2017. He was previously an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Kraków and titular bishop of Arcavica from 2011 to 2017. He also served as an apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Kalisz from 2020 to 2021.

Pope Francis made Ryś a cardinal on 30 September 2023.