Konrad Krajewski

Konrad Krajewski ([ˈkɔn.rat kraˈjɛf.ski]; born 25 November 1963) is a Polish cardinal of the Catholic Church who serves as the 1st Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity.


Konrad Krajewski
Cardinal
Almoner of His Holiness
Krajewski in 2020
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed3 August 2013
PredecessorGuido Pozzo
Other post(s)Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino (2018–)
Orders
Ordination11 June 1988
by Władysław Ziółek
Consecration17 September 2013
by Giuseppe Bertello
Created cardinal28 June 2018
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born (1963-11-25) 25 November 1963
Łódź, Poland
NationalityPolish
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)Titular Archbishop of Beneventum (2013–18)
Alma mater
MottoMisericordia (Mercy)
Signature
Coat of arms
Styles of
Konrad Krajewski
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
Ordination history of
Konrad Krajewski
History
Priestly ordination
Date11 June 1988
PlaceŁódź, Poland
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byGiuseppe Bertello
Date17 September 2013
PlaceSaint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date28 June 2018

Krajewski served as papal master of ceremonies from 1998 to 2013. In 2013, he was appointed as Papal Almoner to coordinate the charitable concerns of Pope Francis leading the Office of Papal Charities, which was elevated into the Dicastery for the Service of Charity with the apostolic constitution Praedicate evangelium in June 2022.

Pope Francis created him a cardinal on 28 June 2018.

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