Andrzej Czaja

Andrzej Konrad Czaja (born 12 December 1963) is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, who has served as the Bishop of Opole since 2009. A noted theologian, he previously held academic positions at the Catholic University of Lublin and the University of Opole.

Early life and education Andrzej Czaja was born in Olesno. He attended the Minor Seminary in Gliwice before entering the Major Theological Seminary in Nysa. He was ordained to the priesthood on 11 May 1988 by Bishop Alfons Nossol.

He continued his studies at the Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), where he specialized in dogmatic theology. In 1994, he obtained his doctorate with a thesis on the pneumatological dimension of the Church in the teachings of Heribert Mühlen. He later completed his habilitation in 2003. He was consecrated on 29 August 2009 in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Opole. His principal consecrator was his predecessor, Alfons Nossol, assisted by Archbishop Damian Zimoń and Bishop Jan Wieczorek.