Henryk Muszyński

Henryk Józef Muszyński (born 20 March 1933 in Kościerzyna, Kashubia) is the Primate Emeritus of Poland and former archbishop of Gniezno, Poland, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II when the Polish hierarchy was reorganized in March 1992.

[1] Together with Danuta Hubner and Tadeusz Pieronek, Muszyński coauthored a reflection on the integration of Polish Christianity into the European Union.

[2] This reflection persuaded many Polish rectors to become proponents of Poland's accession to the European Union in 2004.

[3] According to controversial records saved in Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, since 1985 to 1989 Henryk Muszyński was registered as secret collaborator of communist Służba Bezpieczeństwa, however he did not agree to this and not even know about that fact, and that his superiors where informed about all talks with communist authorities.

[4] Archbishop Muszynski has sought to constantly improve relations with Jews and Germans.

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Primate Henryk Muszyński (right) and Józef Glemp (left)