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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 PolandorPolish 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.
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]
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]
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