Archbishop Henryk Hoser, S.A.C

Archbishop Henry Hoser was born Nov. 27, 1942, in Warsaw Poland. In 1966, he completed his medical
studies at the Warsaw University of Medicine, and subsequently worked as a doctor. In 1969 he joined the
Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallotine Order) and was ordained a priest on June 16, 1974. For the next
20 years, Archbishop Hoser served as a missionary in Rwanda. In 1994, the Vatican appointed Archbishop
Hoser as Apostolic Visitor to the country of Rwanda, a post which he held for two years. Pope John Paul made
Hoser an Archbishop in 2005 and appointed him Secretary Adjunct of the Congregation for the Evangelization
of Peoples and President of the Pontifical Missions Society. On June 28, 2008, Pope Benedict appointed
Archbishop Hoser at bishop of Warsaw-Prague, Poland, a post which he held until his retirement, on
December 8, 2017.

Papal Envoy
On February 11, 2017, the Vatican Announced that Pope Francis named Archbishop Henryk Hoser as Special
Envoy to Medjugorje. As the Vatican Press Release made clear, Archbishop Hoser’s mission as Papal Envoy was
to assess the pastoral needs of Medjugorje, for the purpose of future planning, so that the needs of the
millions of pilgrims who travel to Medjugorje, can be better met.
“The mission has the aim of acquiring a deeper knowledge of the pastoral situation there and above all, of the
needs of the faithful who go there in pilgrimage, and on the basis of this, to suggest possible pastoral
initiatives for the future.”

Archbishop Hoser’s short-term role as Papal Envoy ended in May 2017, when he submitted his report to the Vatican.