Piotr Libera
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Piotr Libera is a Polish bishop. He was Suffragan bishop of Katowice
from 1996 to 2007, and secretary general of the Episcopate of Poland
(1998–2007).
Since May 2, 2007 Piotr Libera is the bishop of Płock. His public installation ceremony took place on May 31, 2007 in Masovian Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral
in Płock.
In 2009, he excommunicated a journalist who had attempted to tape-record a religious confession in order to denounce corruption in the clergy.
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
from 1996 to 2007, and secretary general of the Episcopate of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
(1998–2007).
Since May 2, 2007 Piotr Libera is the bishop of Płock. His public installation ceremony took place on May 31, 2007 in Masovian Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral
Masovian Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral
Płock Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Masovia, in Płock, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Poland, an example of Romanesque architecture.- History :...
in Płock.
In 2009, he excommunicated a journalist who had attempted to tape-record a religious confession in order to denounce corruption in the clergy.