Edward Janiak

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Wincenty Urban [pl]
Date	19 May 1979
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz
Co-consecrators	Józef Kowalczyk,; Sławoj Leszek Głódź;
Date	30 Nov 1996
Place	Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wroclaw, Archdiocese of Wroclaw

Msgr.

Edward Janiak
Msgr.; Edward Janiak
Bishop of Kalisz
	Janiak in 2018
Church	Catholic
Diocese	Kalisz
In office	2012 – 2020
Predecessor	Stanisław Napierala [pl]
Successor	Damian Bryl [pl]
Other post(s)	Bishop Emeritus of Kalisz (2020–2021)
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (1996–2012); Titular Bishop of Scillium (1996–2012);
Personal details
Born	14 August 1952; Malczyce, Poland
Died	23 September 2021 (aged 69); Wrocław, Poland
Motto	Oportet servire; (Latin for 'I need to serve')
Coat of arms
Ordination history
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Wincenty Urban [pl]
Date	19 May 1979
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz
Co-consecrators	Józef Kowalczyk,; Sławoj Leszek Głódź;
Date	30 Nov 1996
Place	Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wroclaw, Archdiocese of Wroclaw

Edward Janiak (14 August 1952 – 23 September 2021) was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Kalisz from 2012 to 2020. He was previously an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Wrocław and titular bishop of Scillium from 1996 to 2012. In 2020, after allegations and an investigation of sexual abuse cover-up by Janiak, Pope Francis permanently removed Janiak from ministry and banned him from the diocese of Kalisz. Janiak died less than a year later in 2021 due to lung cancer.