Reverend Timothy is a priest of the Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit, also known as Pauline Fathers and Brothers. He was born in Poland and immigrated with his family to the United States at the age of 12. He grew up in Stamford, Connecticut, and joined the Paulines by starting his postulancy after graduating high school in 2008.
Father Tarnacki attended the Pauline Seminary and the Pontifical University of Saint John Paul II in Krakow, Poland. He graduated with a Master’s Degree in Theology, specializing in Biblical Exegesis. He made his final religious vows in 2015 at the Marian Shrine in Czestochowa, Poland and was ordained to the priesthood in 2016 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown (Bucks County).
Following ordination, Father Tarnacki began ministering at the Shrine. Since that time, he has been particularly involved with the Shrine’s youth and young adult ministry, being the co-founder of Czestochowa Young Adults (CYA) Group. He has also served in various capacities including Shrine media coordinator; chaplain and theology teacher for the Shrine’s homeschooling community; coordinator of lector and altar servers’ groups; and more.
Father Tarnacki also serves as Vocation Director for the American Province of his religious community and a member of the Pastoral Council of the Order. He previously served as a chaplain at Holy Family University in Philadelphia.
Father Tarnacki is a doctoral candidate at the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., working on the Doctor of Ministry Degree, specializing in evangelization.