Polish-Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland
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The Polish-Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland, also known as the Church of Poland or Polish-Catholic Church (Polish: Kościół Polski, Kościół Polskokatolicki w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej), is a Polish Old Catholic church in Poland.
| Church of Poland (Polish-Catholic Church) | |
|---|---|
Logo | |
| Type | Independent Catholicism |
| Classification | Polish Old Catholicism |
| Theology | Ultrajectine |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Leader | Andrzej Gontarek |
| Associations | International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference Union of Utrecht World Council of Churches |
| Region | Poland |
| Headquarters | Warsaw |
| Separated from | Roman Catholic Church |
| Congregations | 78 |
| Members | 19,035 (2008[1]) |
| Ministers | 81 |
This denomination is part of the Union of Utrecht.[2] It is a member of the World Council of Churches and the Polish Ecumenical Council.[3] It is not affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, and as of 2022, has 18,140 members.[4]
History
The Polish-Catholic Church was founded in 1921 after the Polish-American Polish National Catholic Church sent missionaries to Poland during the Interwar period.[5]
Bishop Wiktor Wysoczański was chosen as the church's superior in 1995 until his death in 2023.[6] Following his death, four new bishops were consecrated for Poland.[7]
The Polish National Catholic Church in the Union of Scranton severed ties with the Polish-Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland in September 2023.[8]
Polish-Catholic Church in Great Britain
The Polish-Catholic Church in the United Kingdom[9] was created in April 2018 due to a dispute between the Polish-Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland and a group of its faithful in Glasgow. The group has two parishes and about 1,000 members. Currently, the head of the church is Oliwier Windsor.[10]
List of superiors
- 1995–2023 – Bishop Wiktor Wysoczański
See also
- Antoni Naumczyk, administrator of the Polish-Catholic Church's Diocese of Warsaw
- Holy Spirit Cathedral, Warsaw
References
External links
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