Bishop Witold Mroziewski
Most Rev. Witold Mroziewski
AUXILIARY BISHOP, REGIONAL EPISCOPAL VICAR, BROOKLYN WEST
Overview
The Most Reverend Witold Mroziewski was born on March 25, 1966, to Waclawa Jablonska and the late Jan Edmund Mroziewski in Augustow, Poland. He earned a Master of Theology degree from the Catholic University in Lublin, Poland, in 1991. He returned to K.U.L., Poland, and earned a Master of Canon Law in 2001, and Doctorate of Canon Law (JCD) in 2003. On July 20th, 2015, Most Reverend Mroziewski received his Doctor of Divinity (DD).
Bishop Juliusz Paetz ordained Father Mroziewski a priest at the Cathedral of Lomza on June 29, 1991. He served as a Parochial Vicar in the parish of Kadzidlo. In 1992, he was sent for pastoral service in Brooklyn to minister to Polish expatriates. He served as Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Czestochowa-Saint Casimir (1993-2000) and served as Pastor of this parish from (2000-2013). He now serves as Pastor of Holy Cross Parish (2013-present). He is also an Associate Promoter of Justice for Criminal Cases and the Defender of the Bond on the Diocesan Tribunal.
He was ordained as an Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Brooklyn on July 20, 2015. He currently serves as the Vicar for Migrant and Ethnic Apostolates for the Brooklyn Diocese and on the USCCB Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Island Affairs and the Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe Subcommittee. Bishop Witold Mroziewski was named the Episcopal Vicar for Queens in March 2022. On June 24, 2023, Bishop Robert Brennan named Bishop Mroziewski the Regional Vicar of Brooklyn West for the Diocese of Brooklyn.
