Zenon Grocholewski

Styles of
**Zenon Grocholewski**
Styles of; Zenon Grocholewski
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Acropolis (titular)

His Eminence

Zenon Grocholewski
His Eminence; Zenon Grocholewski
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education
Appointed	15 November 1999
Term ended	31 March 2015
Predecessor	Pio Laghi
Successor	Giuseppe Versaldi
Other post(s)	Cardinal Priest of San Nicola in Carcere (2001–2020)
Orders
Ordination	27 May 1963; by Antoni Baraniak
Consecration	6 January 1983; by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal	21 February 2001; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal priest
Personal details
Born	Zenon Grocholewski; 11 October 1939; Bródki, Poland
Died	July 17, 2020 (aged 80); Rome, Italy
Nationality	Polish
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Acropolis (1982–2001); Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura (1982–1998); Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura (1998–1999);
Motto	Illum oportet crescere; ('He must increase', John 3:30)

Zenon Grocholewski (11 October 1939 – 17 July 2020) was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church, who was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2001. He joined the Roman Curia in 1972 and served from 1999 until 2015 as Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Gregorian University.