Polish-Catholic Church of the Republic of Poland

Church of Poland, also called Polish Catholic Church (Polish: Kościół Polski, Kościół Polskokatolicki w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Polish Old Catholic church in Poland, which is part of the Union of Utrecht. It is a member of the World Council of Churches and the Polish Ecumenical Council. It is not affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop Wiktor Wysoczański was chosen as the church's superior in 1995.

Bishop Superior Wiktor Wysoczański
This article is about the Old-Catholic church 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)
TypeIndependent Catholicism
ClassificationPolish Old Catholicism
TheologyUltrajectine
PolityEpiscopal
LeaderWiktor Wysoczański
AssociationsInternational Old Catholic Bishops' Conference
RegionPoland
HeadquartersWarsaw
Branched fromRoman Catholic Church
Congregations78
Members19,035 (2008[1])
Ministers81

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.
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