The inquiry was conducted according to the provisions of the Code of Canon Law and Pope Francis’ 2019 motu proprio Vos estis lux mundi.
The Kraków archdiocese statement said that Skworc had requested the investigation himself and that, following its conclusion, he had asked for a coadjutor archbishop, who would assist him with the administration of the archdiocese.
The 73-year-old archbishop resigned as a member of the permanent council of the Polish bishops’ conference.
He also resigned as chairman of the Polish bishops’ committee for pastoral care.
In addition, he promised to contribute from his private funds to the expenses of Tarnów diocese related to issues of sexual abuse.
Since November 2020, the Vatican has disciplined a series of mainly retired Polish bishops after investigating negligence claims.
On June 28, Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski resigned as bishop of Legnica, southwestern Poland, days before his 75th birthday after a Vos estis probe into his handling of clerical abuse cases.
Days earlier, the Vatican took action against two other Polish bishops after investigations.
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