civil authorities may "lawfully exercise capital punishment" when it is "truly necessary" and to preserve the "just order of societies." Awards Jan Paul Lenga was awarded the Commander's Cross of Merit and the Order of the Republic of Poland. The awards were presented to Archbishop Jan Paul Lenga on 2 September 2011 on behalf of the President of Poland by Governor Peter Flerek from Wielkopolska. References External links http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/kara2.htm#2933 http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blenga.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110209010517/http://sibcatholic.ru/2011/02/06/otstavki-i-naznacheniya-v-kazaxstane/ https://web.archive.org/web/20121001020448/http://www.catholic-kazakhstan.org/Karag/Ru/index.htm 1950 births Living people Catholic Diocese of Karaganda Commanders of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland Kazakhstani Roman Catholic bishops People from Khmelnytskyi Oblast Ukrainian Roman Catholic archbishops Ukrainian people of Polish descent Soviet people of Polish descent