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.

This denomination is part of the Union of Utrecht.[1] It is a member of the World Council of Churches and the Polish Ecumenical Council.[2] As of 2022, has 18,140 members.[3]

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.[4]

Bishop Wiktor Wysoczański was chosen as the church's superior in 1995 until his death in 2023.[5] Following his death, four new bishops were consecrated for Poland.[6]

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.[7]

Polish-Catholic Church in Great Britain

The Polish-Catholic Church in the United Kingdom[8] 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.[9]

List of superiors

References

  1. 1."Utrechter Union - Member Churches". www.utrechter-union.org. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  2. 2."Polish Catholic Church in Poland". World Council of Churches. January 1948. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  3. 3.Dominik Rozkrut, ed. (2023). "Mały Rocznik Statystyczny Polski". Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. pp. 117–118. ISSN 1640-3630.
  4. 4."Polish National Catholic Church". Oikoumene. January 1948. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  5. 5."Zmarł bp Wiktor Wysoczański, zwierzchnik Kościoła Polskokatolickiego w RP". niedziela.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  6. 6."Utrechter Union - Four bishops for Poland". www.utrechter-union.org. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  7. 7.Mikovsky, Anthony A. (September 15, 2023). "To: The Clergy and Members of the Polish Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland; The Clergy and Parishes of the Polish National Catholic Church" (PDF). God's Field. 101 (10): 5–6. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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  9. 9."Nowy zwierzchnik Kościoła Polskokatolickiego w Wielkiej Brytanii | eKAI". eKAI | Portal Katolickiej Agencji Informacyjnej. 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-11-02.