consecrated bishop
Juliusz Paetz took which position from 1983 to Apr 1996?
Juliusz Paetz Juliusz Paetz ( 2 February 1935 – 15 November 2019 ) was a Polish bishop of the Catholic Church . He served as the Bishop of Łomża from 1982 to 1996 and as the Archbishop of Poznań from 1996 to 2002 , when his resignation was accepted following accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior . After 2002 , he was archbishop emeritus of Poznań . Biography . Paetz was born on 2 February 1935 in Poznań and ordained a priest 28 June 1959 in Poznan Cathedral by Archbishop Antoni Baraniak . He worked as a curate in the parishes of Ostrow Wielkopolski and Poznan . He lived in Italy from 1967 to 1982 . He worked in the Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops . In 1976 he was appointed prelate of the Popes anteroom . He collaborated with the Popes Paul VI , John Paul I and John Paul II . In 1981 he was awarded the Commanders Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal . Bishop . On 20 December 1982 , Paetz was appointed Bishop of Łomża . He was consecrated bishop 6 January 1983 in St . Peters Basilica by Pope John Paul II and took possession of his diocese on 13 March 1983 . On 11 April 1996 he was appointed Archbishop of Poznań . Abuse accusations . In 2002 , Paetz was accused of sexually molesting seminarians . A Polish newspaper reported that his homosexual inclinations .. . had been known for at least two years and he had been refused access to a seminary by its rector . It said that a Vatican inquiry had confirmed the substance of the allegations against Paetz , which he continued to deny . He said : I deny all the information published by the media and I assure you that it is a misinterpretation of my words and behavior.. . The biggest criminals have a right to anonymity unless a court decides otherwise . I was deprived of that . Mass media have already judged me and sentenced me . Pope John Paul II called it a grave scandal . He accepted his resignation and placed sanctions on him , prohibiting Paetz from exercising his ministry as bishop . Paetz said : Not everyone understood my open attitude to people and their problems . It was reported in 2010 that Pope Benedict XVI lifted these restrictions , which Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi denied saying his rehabilitation was without foundation . Paetz remained Archbishop emeritus , having been replaced in Poznań by Stanisław Gądecki on the day he retired in 2002 . He continued to participate on in episcopal ordinations and was seen on Polish TV greeting Pope Benedict XVI on his visit to Poland in 2006 . In 2016 , when Paetz planned to participate in a celebration in Poznań of the 1050th anniversary of Christianity in Poland , the Papal Nuncio to Poland , Archbishop Celestino Migliore , reminded him that he was not supposed to . He wrote : Media news about your participation in official celebrations of the anniversary of Polands baptism has created a new situation of unnecessary and harmful commotion for the church in Poland and the Holy See . It blatantly contradicts the instructions given you . Paetz commented : Why not ? I am on home ground here .