Józef Glemp

His Eminence

Józef Glemp
His Eminence; Józef Glemp
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Warsaw
	Photograph, 2008
Archdiocese	Warsaw
Appointed	7 July 1981
Installed	25 September 1981
Term ended	6 December 2006
Predecessor	Stefan Wyszyński
Successor	Stanisław Wielgus
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Orders
Ordination	25 May 1956
Consecration	21 April 1979; by Stefan Wyszyński
Created cardinal	2 February 1983; by John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	18 December 1929; Inowrocław, Poznań Voivodeship, Poland
Died	23 January 2013 (aged 83); Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Denomination	Catholic
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);
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 Wyszyński's death.

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