June 29 in the Vatican: Palliums for three Polish Metropolitan Archbishops
On the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, June 29, Pope Leo XIV will bless the palliums and confer them upon newly appointed metropolitan archbishops from around the world. Among them will be three metropolitan archbishops from Poland: Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś, and Archbishop Andrzej Przybylski.
https://episkopat.pl/doc/248875.29-czerwca-w-Watykanie-Paliusze-dla-trzech-polskich-metropolitow
https://episkopat.pl/doc/248890.29-giugno-in-Vaticano-I-palli-per-tre-nuovi-arcivescovi
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź on March 12, 2026, and took canonical possession of the Archdiocese of Łódź on March 28 of the same year. Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków on November 26, 2025. His installation at Wawel Cathedral took place on December 20.
On August 29, 2025, the Apostolic Nunciature in Poland announced Pope Leo XIV’s decision to appoint Bishop Andrzej Przybylski as Metropolitan Archbishop of Katowice. He took possession of the Archdiocese of Katowice on October 4 of the same year.
The three Polish metropolitan archbishops will receive the pallium from Pope Leo XIV on Monday, June 29. The solemn Mass, during which the Pope will bless the palliums and personally place them on the shoulders of the new metropolitan archbishops, will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
The pallium is a white woolen band worn over the chasuble and adorned with equal-armed crosses. It symbolizes the special bond between the Pope and metropolitan archbishops throughout the world.
Press Office of the Polish Bishops' Conference
