(pronounced [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛɣ ˈɡʲɛrtɨx]; born 27 September 1951) is a Polish Roman Catholic priest in the Dominican Order.

[2] Giertych began his studies at St Ignatius' College in Stamford Hill.

[1][3] He is an alumnus of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome, Italy, from which he obtained a licentiate in spiritual theology in 1983 and a doctorate in 1989[2] with a dissertation titled The new law as a rule for acts.

[3] He was appointed theologian of the Papal Household on 1 December 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI.

[2] Giertych speaks Polish, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian[1] and Latin.