Bishop-elect Slawomir Szkredka
Bishop-elect Slawomir Szkredka: A modest mentor who can ‘teach the faith’
If Bishop-elect Slawomir Szkredka has learned one lesson from life until now, what would it be?
His answer is simple. “What God wants me to do, he’ll have to do it.”
Up until a few weeks ago, that sense of reliance on God’s plan — rather than his own efforts or capabilities — had worked out pretty well for “Father Swavek.” Over two decades of priesthood, the native of Poland has earned the affection of parishioners from Fillmore to Santa Fe Springs, two doctorate degrees, and the gratitude of the newest generation of LA priests.
Now, it’s apparently gotten the attention of Pope Francis, too.