Józef Glemp

His Eminence

Józef Glemp
Archbishop of Warsaw
Primate of Poland
Photograph, 2008
ArchdioceseWarsaw
Appointed7 July 1981
Installed25 September 1981
Term ended6 December 2006
PredecessorStefan Wyszyński
SuccessorStanisław Wielgus
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Previous post(s)
  • Bishop of Warmia (1979–1981)
  • Archbishop of Gniezno (1981–1992)
  • Ordinary of the Ordinariate for the Faithful of the Eastern Rites in Poland (1981–2007)
  • Apostolic Administrator of Warsaw (2007)
Orders
Ordination25 May 1956
Consecration21 April 1979
by Stefan Wyszyński
Created cardinal2 February 1983
by John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1929-12-18)18 December 1929
Inowrocław, Poznań Voivodeship, Poland
Died23 January 2013(2013-01-23) (aged 83)
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
NationalityPolish
DenominationCatholic
Motto
  • Caritati in iustitia
  • (Love in justice)
Coat of arms

Józef Glemp (18 December 1929 – 23 January 2013) was a Polish cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Warsaw from 1981 to 2006, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983. He assumed the title of Primate of Poland following Stefan Wyszyński's death.

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