Henryk Franciszek Hoser (27 November 1942 – 13 August 2021)[1] was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church.

He was president of the Pontifical Mission Societies before he was elevated to the title of archbishop ad personam in 2005 by Pope John Paul II.

[4] Hoser was intensely criticised in 2013, when he refused to remove a priest from active duty who was convicted of molesting two altar boys.

[6] On 11 February 2017, Pope Francis named Bishop Hoser his special envoy to Medjugorje, tasked with assessing the pastoral needs of that place of pilgrimage.

After his resignation as archbishop of the diocese of Warszawa-Praga was accepted on 8 December 2017, he was made Apostolic Visitor for an undetermined time for Medjugorje by Pope Francis on 31 May 2018.