looks toward Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi
during a news conference at the Vatican in this April 22
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has appointed Msgr
best known for his work overseeing the cause for canonization of St
who reached the normal retirement age of 75 in mid-December
Bishop-designate Oder was ordained for the Diocese of Pelplin
in 1989 and was incardinated in the Diocese of Torun when it was created by St
But the new bishop spent most of his priesthood studying and working in Rome
he earned a master’s degree in economics from the State University of Gdansk
before completing studies in philosophy at the major seminary of Pelplin and in theology at Rome’s Pontifical Roman Seminary and the Pontifical Lateran University
he earned his doctorate in canon and civil law from the Lateran University and began working for the Diocese of Rome
serving as deputy director of the legal office
chancellor of the Court of Appeals and president of the Court of Appeals
he served as the postulator of the sainthood cause of St
overseeing the investigations into the life of the deceased pope
compiling his biography and coordinating the presentation of the miracles needed for beatification and canonization
After Pope Francis canonized Pope John Paul in 2014
Oder served as judicial vicar of the tribunal of the Diocese of Rome before returning to the Diocese of Torun in 2019
He has served in Torun as head of the ongoing formation of the clergy and judge at the diocesan tribunal
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