Jan Szarek

Jan Szarek
Senior Bishop
Szarek
ChurchEvangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland
Elected6 January 1991
In office1991–2001
PredecessorJanusz Narzyński
SuccessorJanusz Jagucki
Orders
Ordination25 September 1960
by Andrzej Wantuła
Consecration3 May 1991
by Janusz Narzyński
Personal details
Born(1936-02-13)13 February 1936
Bielsko, Poland
Died8 October 2020(2020-10-08) (aged 84)
Cieszyn, Poland
NationalityPolish
Alma materChristian Theological Academy in Warsaw

Jan Szarek (13 February 1936 – 8 October 2020) was a Polish bishop of the Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland. He was also the head of the Polish Ecumenical Council from 1993 to 2001. He held an honorary doctorate from the Christian Theological Academy in Warsaw.[1]

  1. ^ "Zmarł biskup Jan Szarek" (in Polish). Kościół Ewangelicki (Luterański) - centrum informacji. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.