Józef Wesołowski

Józef Wesołowski
Józef Wesołowski
Former Titular Archbishop of Slebte
Church	Catholic Church
In office	3 November 1999–27 June 2014
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
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia (1999–2002); Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan (2002–2008); Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic (2008–2013);

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.

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