INFORMATION PORTAL OF THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE OF THE KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE Region IN TORUŃ

The ceremony marking the new ordinary’s assumption of the Diocese of Toruń culminated on Friday (June 6) with the ingress of Bishop Arkadiusz Okroj into the cathedral. Marshal Piotr Całbecki was among those in attendance.

“At the beginning of your pastoral mission, I extend my heartfelt congratulations and wish you abundant blessings, good health, and strength for fulfilling this honorable office. May your service bring forth good fruit for the Church in Toruń,” said Marshal Piotr Całbecki.

By signing the documents confirming the canonical assumption of the Diocese of Toruń, Bishop Arkadiusz Okroj formally became its shepherd on Wednesday (June 4). During Friday’s ingress into the cathedral, the new ordinary was presented with the crosier, symbolizing his official taking possession of the diocese.

Pope Francis appointed Bishop Arkadiusz Okroj, previously Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Pelplin, as Ordinary of the Diocese of Toruń on April 5. The new Bishop of Toruń was born in Kartuzy on May 27, 1967. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 6, 1992, and began his ministry in the parishes of Drzycim (Świecie County) and Wygoda Łączyńska (Kartuzy County). He pursued theological studies in spiritual theology at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, earning a doctorate in 2002. From 2000 to 2010, he served as spiritual director at the seminary in Pelplin while also lecturing on the theology of spiritual life. For the next nine years (2010–2019), he was pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Kiełpino (Kartuzy County). He became Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Pelplin in 2019. Within the Polish Bishops’ Conference (KEP), he is a member of the Commission for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, and also serves on the Council for Tourism and Pilgrimages.

Beata Krzemińska
Spokesperson of the Marshal’s Office

June 6, 2025
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