Józef Wesołowski
Józef Wesołowski | |
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| Former Titular Archbishop of Slebte | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 3 November 1999–27 June 2014 |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 May 1972 by Karol Wojtyła |
| Consecration | 6 January 2000 by Pope John Paul II |
| Laicized | 2014 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1948 Nowy Targ, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland |
| Died | 27 August 2015 (aged 67) Vatican City, Vatican City State |
Józef Wesołowski (15 July 1948 – 27 August 2015) was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was an archbishop from 2000 until being laicized by the Holy See in 2014. He was the Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic from January 2008 until he was recalled in August 2013. Authorities in the Dominican Republic were investigating allegations of child abuse against him. In June 2015, the Vatican announced he would stand trial on charges of possessing child pornography, for which he faced a possible prison term. He died on 27 August 2015 of a heart attack before going to trial.