Diocese of Ełk marks 4th anniversary of Bishop Dariusz Zalewski's episcopal ordination

The Diocese of Ełk marked the fourth anniversary of the episcopal ordination of Bishop Dariusz Zalewski on Thursday, October 29, 2026. Bishop Zalewski serves as an auxiliary bishop for the diocese.

He was ordained on October 29, 2022, at the Ełk Cathedral. The principal consecrator was Bishop Jerzy Mazur, and the co-consecrators were Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio and Archbishop Józef Górzyński.

Before his appointment, Zalewski served as the pastor of the parish of Blessed Karolina Kózkówna in Ełk. His previous roles in the diocese included serving as a notary, vice-chancellor, spokesperson for the diocesan curia, and spiritual father at the higher seminary. He holds a doctorate in patristics from the Augustinianum Institute in Rome.