Edward Nowak

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Styles of Edward Nowak
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

Edward Nowak (born February 21, 1940) is a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Assessor of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and Canon of St. Peter's Basilica.

Nowak was born in Nowy Żmigród, and ordained to the priesthood on January 6, 1963 for the diocese of Przemyśl. In 1990, he was appointed Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and was ordained Titular Archbishop of Luni. He received his episcopal consecration on April 5, 1990 from Pope John Paul II, with Archbishops Giovanni Battista Re and Justin Francis Rigali serving as co-consecrators. On May 5, 2007 Pope Benedict XVI named him as Assessor of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem in the Roman Curia.

Preceded by Traian Crisan	Secretary Congregation for the Causes of Saints February 24, 1990—May 5, 2007	Succeeded by Michele Di Ruberto
Preceded by Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Assessor of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem May 5, 2007—present	Succeeded by incumbent