Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI
Monday, 7 July 2025
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Alotau-Sideia (Papua New Guinea), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Rolando Crisostomo Santos, C.M. The Holy Father has appointed the Rev. Fr. Jacek Piotr Tendej, C.M., currently Rector of the Holy Spirit Seminary, Bomana (Port Moresby) as Bishop of Alotau-Sideia (Papua New Guinea).His Exc. Msgr. Jacek Piotr Tendej, C.M., was born on 26 June 1963 in Handzlówka, Łańcut (Poland). After his perpetual profession in the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians), he obtained a Master in Moral Theology from the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Krakow, a Licentiate in Educational Sciences from the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome and a Doctorate in Pedagogy from the Akademia Pedagogiczma im. Kaomisji Edukacji Narodowej in Krakow.He was ordained a priest on May 25, 1991.He has held the following positions: Primary School Teacher in Zakopane, Poland (1991-1995); High School Teacher in Krakow, Poland (1995-1997); Teacher and Chaplain at St. Stanislaus Kostka in Brooklyn, New York, USA (2000); Youth Educator at the Fr. Siemaszko Foundation in Krakow (2001-2002); Professor of Educational Sciences at the Theological Institute of the Pontifical University John Paul II in Krakow (2001-2013). Since 2014, he has been Rector of the Holy Spirit Seminary, Bomana (Port Moresby). (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 7/7/2025)
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