Polish-Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland

This article is about the Old Catholic group belonging to the Union of Utrecht. For other uses of the term "Polish Catholic Church", see Polish Catholic Church (disambiguation).
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
World Council of Churches
RegionPoland
HeadquartersWarsaw
Separated fromRoman Catholic Church
Congregations78
Members19,035 (2008[1])
Ministers81

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.[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

Bishop Superior Wiktor Wysoczański

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

See also

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. ^ Dominik Rozkrut, ed. (2023). "Mały Rocznik Statystyczny Polski". Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. p. 117–118. ISSN 1640-3630. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. ^ "Polish National Catholic Church". Oikoumene. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Zmarł bp Wiktor Wysoczański, zwierzchnik Kościoła Polskokatolickiego w RP". niedziela.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  7. ^ "Utrechter Union - Four bishops for Poland". www.utrechter-union.org. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Company Overview (en)
  10. ^ "Nowy zwierzchnik Kościoła Polskokatolickiego w Wielkiej Brytanii | eKAI". eKAI | Portal Katolickiej Agencji Informacyjnej. 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
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