Archbishop's pension Marek Jędraszewski. They calculated how much he should receive each month
The Vatican announced the decision to replace the Metropolitan Archbishop of Krakow at the end of November. Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski, who has held this position since 2017, will no longer be in charge. By decision of Pope Leo XIV, his successor will be Cardinal. Grzegorz Ryś, who until now was the Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź.
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Archbishop Jędraszewski reached retirement age in July 2024, but the procedure for selecting his successor by the Vatican was prolonged. Now “Gazeta Wyborcza” has revealed how high a pension a clergy can receive.
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Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski is to receive such a pension. “'Valuable' retiree”
The priest's possible retirement was calculated by Krakow priests who are opposed to the archbishop. Jędraszewski. “I value it at 25,000” – one of them tells “Gazeta Wyborcza”. As he emphasizes, this is only a base amount, to which should be added daily maintenance, which will be paid by the Krakow Church.
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The bishops' pension consists of three main components: a benefit from ZUS, a benefit financed from the Church Fund, i.e. money from the state budget managed by the Ministry of Interior and Administration, and diocesan or church benefits. In the latter case, it concerns, for example, free housing or reimbursement of medical costs provided by the diocese, curia, order or other church institutions.
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As we read, in the case of Archbishop Jędraszewski the monthly payment from the diocese's funds will not be less than PLN 15,000. zloty.
“He earned this much as a metropolitan and this is what the curia will pay. It cannot pay less, although it is unfair. Many of us believe that the Archdiocese of Krakow should share the burden of maintenance »precious« retired from the Łódź and Poznań diocese, where he also worked,” says one of the Krakow priests, who since May last year has been sending an open letter among the clergy appealing for a quick change in the position of metropolitan.
