Zenon Grocholewski

His Eminence

Zenon Grocholewski
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education
Appointed15 November 1999
Term ended31 March 2015
PredecessorPio Laghi
SuccessorGiuseppe Versaldi
Other post(s)Cardinal Priest of San Nicola in Carcere (2001–2020)
Previous post(s)
  • Titular Archbishop of Acropolis (1982–2001)
  • Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura (1982–1998)
  • Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura (1998–1999)
Orders
Ordination27 May 1963
by Antoni Baraniak
Consecration6 January 1983
by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal21 February 2001
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal priest
Personal details
Born
Zenon Grocholewski

(1939-10-11)11 October 1939
Bródki, Poland
DiedJuly 17, 2020(2020-07-17) (aged 80)
Rome, Italy
NationalityPolish
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoIllum oportet crescere
('He must increase', John 3:30)
Styles of
Zenon Grocholewski
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeAcropolis (titular)

Zenon Grocholewski (11 October 1939 – 17 July 2020) was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church, who was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2001. He joined the Roman Curia in 1972 and served from 1999 until 2015 as Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Gregorian University.