Polish Orthodox Church
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The Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church (Polish: Polski Autokefaliczny Kościół Prawosławny), commonly known as the Polish Orthodox Church, or Orthodox Church of Poland, is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches in full communion. The church was established in 1924, to accommodate Orthodox Christians of Polish descent in the eastern part of the country, when Poland regained its independence after the First World War.
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Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church | |
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Polski Autokefaliczny Kościół Prawosławny | |
Classification | Eastern Orthodox |
Primate | Archbishop of Warsaw and Metropolitan of All Poland, Sawa Hrycuniak. |
Bishops | 12 |
Dioceses | 8 |
Deaneries | 28 |
Parishes | 278 |
Language | Polish Church Slavonic Portuguese |
Headquarters | Warsaw, Poland |
Territory | Poland and Brazil |
Founder | Ss. Cyril and Methodius |
Independence | 1924, 1948 |
Recognition | Autocephaly recognised in 1924 by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, and in 1948 by the Russian Orthodox Church. |
Members | 504,400 (2016)[1] |
Official website | www |
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In total, it has approximately 500,000 adherents (2016).[1] In the Polish census of 2011, 156,000 citizens declared themselves as members.[2]