Old Catholic Church In Poland
, native_name_lang = pl , image = File:OCCINPOLAND logo.png , imagewidth = 250px , caption = , type = Independent Catholicism , main_classification = Polish Old Catholicism , orientation = Western Christianity , polity = Episcopal , leader_title = Prime Bishop , leader_name = Waldemar Maj , language = Polish , liturgy = Latin liturgical rites , headquarters = Łódź, Poland , founded_date = 1931 , separations = , members = 535 (2016) , other_names = , website The Old Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland is a Polish Old Catholicism, Polish Old Catholic church operating in Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 mi ...
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Independent Catholicism
Independent Catholicism is an independent sacramental movement of clergy and laity who self-identify as Catholic (most often as Old Catholic or as Independent Catholic) and form "micro-churches claiming apostolic succession and valid sacraments", in spite of not being affiliated to the historic Catholic churches such as the Roman Catholic and Utrechter Old Catholic churches. The term "Independent Catholic" derives from the fact that "these denominations affirm both their belonging to the Catholic tradition as well as their independence from Rome." It is difficult to determine the number of jurisdictions, communities, clergy and members who make up Independent Catholicism, particularly since the movement "is growing and changing in every moment." Some adherents choose Independent Catholicism as an alternative way to live and express their Catholic faith outside the Roman Catholic Church (with whose structures, beliefs and practices Independent Catholicism often closely aligns) ...
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