Type: | Archbishop Emeritus |
Damian Zimoń | |
Archbishop Emeritus of Katowice | |
Appointed: | 3 June 1985 |
Term End: | 29 October 2011 |
Other Post: | Bishop of Katowice (1985-2011) |
Ordination: | 21 December 1957 |
Ordained By: | Juliusz Bieniek |
Consecration: | 29 June 1985 |
Consecrated By: | Józef Glemp |
Birth Date: | 1934 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Niedobczyce, Second Polish Republic |
Nationality: | Polish |
Coat Of Arms: | Herb Zimonia.svg |
Damian Zimoń (born 25 October 1934) is metropolitan archbishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Katowice.
He was born in Niedobczyce, now a district of Rybnik. In 1992 the rank of bishop of Katowice was upgraded to that of an archbishop, as the diocese became an archdiocese, and Zimoń became the first Archbishop of Katowice.