Andrzej Halemba

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Full Name	Andrzej Halemba
Occupation	Catholic Priest
Date Of Birth	Nov 19, 1954(1954-11-19)
Age	70
Birthplace	Chełm Śląski
Country	Poland
Birth City	Silesian Voivodeship
Horoscope	Scorpio

Andrzej Halemba Biography

Andrzej Halemba is one of the most popular and richest Catholic Priest who was born on November 19, 1954 in Chełm Śląski, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

Fr Andrzej Halemba – (born on 19 November 1954 in Chełm Śląski, Poland) a Polish Catholic Presbyter, Fidei Donum missionary priest, translator of the New Testament and author of Mambwe↔English dictionary, former Director of the Missionary Formation Centre in Warsaw and Secretary the Polish Episcopate Commission for Missions; Polish Bishops’ Conference Delegate for Missionary Affairs; founder of the Missionary Museum in Brzęczkowice, Poland. Since 2006, he has been working for the international organisation “Aid to the Church in Need International” (ACN Intl.), located in Germany. In 2006-2010 he was responsible for providing help to the Church in English and Portuguese- speaking African countries. From 2010 he has been responsible for helping the Church in 23 countries in the Middle East.

A meeting with Hyacinthe Thiandoum, the Senegalese Cardinal from Dakar, that took place in 1979, during the first pilgrimage of John Paul II to Poland, had a significant impact on Halemba’s decision to become a missionary. The young seminarian was fascinated by the Cardinal’s directness, openness and great sense of humour. After language preparation over several months, he went to Zambia in 1983, where he served for 12 years in the diocese of Mbala (now Kasama), in the Mambwe Mission “Fidei Donum” as a missionary (1983-1993 et 2004-2005).

Andrzej Halemba Net Worth

Andrzej Halemba is one of the richest Catholic Priest from Poland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrzej Halemba 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born on November 19, 1954 in Chełm Śląski, son of Eric Halemba and Maria née Ryszka. He has two brothers Bernard and Venantius. He attended elementary school in his hometown, and in 1969 he began his education at the Tadeusz Kościuszko High School in Mysłowice. His interests lay in philosophy and anthropology. After passing his final exams in 1973, he joined the Higher Silesian Seminary in Cracow. In 1981 he obtained a master’s degree in Theology at the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Cracow, where. On April 3, 1980, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Herbert Bednorz in the cathedral of Katowice. He worked with great commitment for the Children of Mary, a group which supports missionaries, when he was a vicar in the parish of St Peter and Paul in Świętochłowice. At that time, he was already very eager to go on missions.

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During his pastoral and missionary journeys, he has collected many souvenirs such as objects for everyday use, works of art (mainly African, but also Indian and Papuan) and objects of worship. With his multitudinous collection, he founded the Cardinal August Hlond Missionary Museum. It was opened on January 12, 2004 in the parish of Our Lady of Sorrows in Brzęczkowice. Through his work he contributed to the popularisation of the missions and raising awareness of the missionary character of the Church and the awakening of missionary vocations. He returns to Zambia every year and organises the annual meeting of Polish missionaries in Lusaka for years, as well as the Mambwe Cultural Contest – a festival of the traditional language: oratory art, narration of folk tales, poetry, song and dance.

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Ranked on the list of most popular Catholic Priest. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Poland. Andrzej Halemba celebrates birthday on November 19 of every year.

During the genocide of Christians in the Middle East, he hurried to the rescue of the Church affected by war and persecution, especially in Iraq and Syria. He is the author of the “Return to the Roots” program (Marshall Plan for the Nineveh Plains), which obtained international financial support and enabled the reconstruction of private homes and the infrastructure of the Church in Iraq. Thanks to this initiative, nearly half of the expelled Christian families could return to their homes. Similarly, in Syria, his charitable and ecumenical actions have helped Christians to survive the worst and keep their hope alive (Candles for peace in Syria, Rosary for Peace, Console my People – Peregrination of Our Lady of Sorrows, Consoler of Syrians). His practical ecumenism has led to more effective local cooperation and the strengthening of the Christian community. All of these humanitarian actions, diplomatic activities and advocacy for peace have helped to maintain the presence of Christians in their native lands, the cradle of Christian faith in the Middle East.