Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - John Paul II ya nada Grocholewski Cardinal-Deacon na San Nicola a cikin Carcere a cikin taron jama'a na ranar 21 ga Janairu 2001. Grocholewski ta atomatik ya rasa matsayinsa na curial a ranar 2 ga Afrilu 2005 bayan mutuwar Paparoma John Paul. Paparoma Benedict XVI ya tabbatar da shi a ofishin a ranar 21 ga Afrilu. Ya kasance ɗaya daga cikin manyan 'yan takara waɗanda suka halarci taron papal na 2005 wanda ya zaɓi Paparoma Benedict XVI. A ranar 21 ga Fabrairun 2011, ya zaɓi umarnin Cardinal Firist, tare da tsohuwar cocinsa na diaconal da aka ɗaga zuwa matakin taken cardinalitial. Ya halarci taron papal na 2013
wanda ya zabi Paparoma Francis.