Marian Oleś (8 December 1934 – 24 May 2005) was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and in the Roman Curia.
He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See and his first postings were to Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, and Portugal.
[1] On 28 November 1987, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Ratiaria and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Iraq and in Kuwait.
[3] He believed the people of Central Asia were tied to religious communities by tradition rather than commitment and told an interviewer: "I do not like to use terms, like "Christians," "Orthodox," or "Muslims."
[5] Oleś ended his service as nuncio in May 2002 upon the appointment of Giuseppe Leanza to succeed him in Macedonia and Slovenia.