Stanisław Ryłko


Stanisław Cardinal Ryłko
Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
Appointed28 December 2016
Term ended4 July 2025
PredecessorSantos Abril y Castelló
SuccessorRolandas Makrickas
Other postCardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re "pro hac vice"
Previous posts
Orders
Ordination30 March 1969
by Karol Józef Wojtyła (later Pope John Paul II)
Consecration6 January 1996
by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal24 November 2007
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
BornStanisław Ryłko
(1945-07-04) 4 July 1945
NationalityPolish
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoLux Mea Christus
(Christ, My Light)
Coat of arms
Styles of
Stanisław Cardinal Ryłko
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSacro Cuore di Cristo Re

Stanisław Marian Ryłko (born 4 July 1945) is a Polish cardinal of the Catholic Church. He held positions in the Roman Curia beginning in 1987 and was president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity from 2003 to 2016. He was made a cardinal in 2007. He was Archpriest of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore from 2016 to 2025.

Besides his native Polish, he speaks Italian, English, and German.