Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko – a Priest and a Highly Regarded Sociologist
Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko – a Priest and a Highly Regarded Sociologist
Author(s): Tadeusz Borutka, Adam CiapkaSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Sociology, Family and social welfare, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Cardinal; Holy See; World Youth Day; sociology of religion; sociology of family; sociology of parish;
Summary/Abstract: Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko is a priest of the Archdiocese of Kraków, where he was brought up and educated. As a priest, he worked in the pastoral ministry and then studied not only in Poland, but also in Rome. As a sociologist, he taught at the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków. He is the author of more than twenty publications in the above-mentioned areas of sociology. Since 1987 he has worked in the Holy See, first in the Polish Section of the Secretariat of State, and then in the Pontifical Council for the Laity. He has been raised to the dignity of Bishop and Cardinal. On 20 December 2016, Pope Francis appointed him archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major – Santa Maria Maggiore, one of the four papal basilicas of Rome.
- Issue Year: 14/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 243-256
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English