Church of Poland (Polish Catholic Church)
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TypeIndependent Catholicism
ClassificationPolish Old Catholicism
TheologyUltrajectine
PolityEpiscopal
LeaderAndrzej Gontarek
AssociationsInternational Old Catholic Bishops' Conference
Union of Utrecht
RegionPoland
HeadquartersWarsaw
Separated fromRoman Catholic Church
Congregations78
Members19,035 (2008[1])
Ministers81

The Polish-Catholic Church 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.[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.

History

Bishop Superior Wiktor Wysoczański

Bishop Wiktor Wysoczański was chosen as the church's superior in 1995 until his death in 2023.[4] Following his death, four new bishops were consecrated for Poland.[5]

Polish-Catholic Church in Great Britain

The Polish-Catholic Church in the United Kingdom[6] was created in April 2018 due to a dispute between the Polish-Catholic Church of the Republic of Poland and a group of its faithful in Glasgow. The group has two parishes and about 1000 members. Currently, the head of the church is Oliwier Windsor.[7]

List of superiors

See also

  • Antoni Naumczyk, administrator of the Polish Catholic Church's Diocese of Warsaw

References

  1. ↑ Statistisches Jahrbuch 2008: Konzises statistisches Jahrbuch von Polen 2008.
  2. ↑ "Utrechter Union - Member Churches". www.utrechter-union.org. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  3. ↑ "Polish Catholic Church in Poland". World Council of Churches. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  4. ↑ "Zmarł bp Wiktor Wysoczański, zwierzchnik Kościoła Polskokatolickiego w RP". niedziela.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  5. ↑ "Utrechter Union - Four bishops for Poland". www.utrechter-union.org. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  6. ↑ Company Overview (en)
  7. ↑ "Nowy zwierzchnik Kościoła Polskokatolickiego w Wielkiej Brytanii | eKAI". eKAI | Portal Katolickiej Agencji Informacyjnej. 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
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