Polish-Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland
Church of Poland (Polish Catholic Church) | |
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Type | Independent Catholicism |
Classification | Polish Old Catholicism |
Theology | Ultrajectine |
Polity | Episcopal |
Leader | Andrzej Gontarek |
Associations | International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference Union of Utrecht |
Region | Poland |
Headquarters | Warsaw |
Separated from | Roman Catholic Church |
Congregations | 78 |
Members | 19,035 (2008[1]) |
Ministers | 81 |
The Polish-Catholic Church in the Republic 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[edit]
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[edit]
The Polish-Catholic Church in the United Kingdom[6] 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 1000 members. Currently, the head of the church is Oliwier Windsor.[7]
List of superiors[edit]
- 1995–2023 - Bishop Wiktor Wysoczański
See also[edit]
- Antoni Naumczyk, administrator of the Polish Catholic Church's Diocese of Warsaw
References[edit]
- ^ Statistisches Jahrbuch 2008: Konzises statistisches Jahrbuch von Polen 2008.
- ^ "Utrechter Union - Member Churches". www.utrechter-union.org. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ "Polish Catholic Church in Poland". World Council of Churches. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ "Zmarł bp Wiktor Wysoczański, zwierzchnik Kościoła Polskokatolickiego w RP". niedziela.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "Utrechter Union - Four bishops for Poland". www.utrechter-union.org. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ Company Overview (en)
- ^ "Nowy zwierzchnik Kościoła Polskokatolickiego w Wielkiej Brytanii | eKAI". eKAI | Portal Katolickiej Agencji Informacyjnej. 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
External links[edit]
- Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches
- Christian denominations in Poland
- Independent Catholic denominations
- National churches
- Members of the World Council of Churches
- Christian organizations established in 1924
- Christian denominations established in the 20th century
- 1924 establishments in Poland
- Catholicism in Poland
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