Janusz Andrzej Kotański (born 29 April 1957 in Warsaw) is a Polish historian and teacher, he served as the Polish Ambassador to the Holy See from 2016 to 2022.

Janusz Kotański
Poland Ambassador to the Holy See
In office
23 June 2016 – 15 May 2022
Preceded byPiotr Nowina-Konopka
Succeeded byAdam Kwiatkowski
Personal details
Born (1957-04-29) 29 April 1957 (age 67)
Warsaw
NationalityPolish
SpouseAnna
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
ProfessionHistorian, teacher, diplomat

Life

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Janusz Kotański was born in 1957 in Warsaw. In 1983, he has earned his master's degree from the University of Warsaw, Faculty of History. He has been studying also law.[1]

He was working as a high school teacher and as a specialist at the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, as well as at the Polish Information Agency and as a historian at the Institute of National Remembrance and at the Museum of John Paul II and Primate Wyszyński.[2]

In 2016 he was nominated ambassador to the Holy See, accredited also to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He presented his credentials to Pope Francis on 23 June 2016.[3] He ended his term on 15 May 2022.[4][5]

He is married.[2]

Works

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  • Polacy w ZSRR 1917–1947 (co-author), Warszawa 1990
  • Wiersze, Warszawa 1991
  • Krym i inne wiersze, Kraków 1993
  • 44 wiersze, Warszawa 1999
  • Ksiądz Jerzy Popiełuszko, Warszawa 2004, 2010
  • Kropla, Warszawa 2006
  • Czas przemian 1979–1989. Znaczenie pierwszych trzech pielgrzymek Jana Pawła II do Ojczyzny, Warszawa 2010
  • Nic niemożliwego, Warszawa 2011
  • Prymas Stefan Wyszyński w służbie Bogu, człowiekowi i narodowi, Warszawa 2011
  • Głos, Warszawa: Fronda PL 2014

References

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  1. ^ "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 27/". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  2. ^ a b "Ambasador". stolicaapostolska.msz.gov.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  3. ^ "Nowy ambasador RP przy Stolicy Apostolskiej Janusz Kotański". www.archivioradiovaticana.va (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  4. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 11 kwietnia 2022 r. nr 110.16.2022 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  5. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 11 kwietnia 2022 r. nr 110.17.2022 w sprawie odwołania Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-05-08.