Structure

ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD

The members of the Administrative Board are people who had direct contact with St John Paul II and his thought. They are responsible for the direction, vision and development of the Foundation. Drawing on the legacy of St John Paul II, they ensure that the Foundation’s activities remain faithful to its mission and respond to the challenges of our time.

PRESIDIUM OF THE BOARD

Msgr. Paweł Ptasznik

Chair

Bishop Sławomir Oder

Vice-Chair

Marek Markiewicz, lawyer

Secretary

BOARD MEMBERS

Fr. Tomasz Szopa

Poland

Fr. Michał Wilkosz

Germany

Wojciech Halarewicz

Germany

Bogdan Chmielewski

USA

Henryk Rogowski

France

According to the Statute, the current Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków is also an ex officio member of the Administrative Board, exercising the so-called higher authority within the Foundation (Art. 4 § 1). At present, this is Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś. Additionally, pursuant to the same Statute: ‘Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, formerly the Personal Secretary to His Holiness John Paul II, as a special witness of his pontificate, is an ex officio member of the Administrative Board’ (Art. 5 § 3).