Polish National Catholic Church (historically)

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Christian denomination Old Catholic church independent Catholic church

The Polish National Catholic Church is an independent Christian denomination that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in the late 19th century, maintaining Catholic liturgy and sacraments while rejecting papal authority and emphasizing national and democratic governance.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Polish National Catholic Church 4
Polish National Catholic Church (historical) 1
Polish National Catholic Church (historically) canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination ⓘ
Old Catholic church ⓘ
independent Catholic church ⓘ
allowsClericalMarriage yes ⓘ
clergyTitle bishop ⓘ
deacon ⓘ
priest ⓘ
communionStatus not in communion with the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
emphasis democratic decision-making in church affairs ⓘ
national identity of Polish immigrants ⓘ
parish ownership of church property ⓘ
episcopalSuccession Old Catholic line of apostolic succession ⓘ
foundedBy Franciszek Hodur ⓘ
foundingDate 1897 ⓘ
foundingLocation Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania
governanceFeature democratic parish governance ⓘ
lay participation in church councils ⓘ
governanceType episcopal polity ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle Supreme Bishop ⓘ
surface form: Prime Bishop
hasRite Western liturgical rite ⓘ
headquarters Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania
historicalAffiliation Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ
surface form: Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches
historicalContext Polish immigrant communities in late 19th-century America ⓘ
joinedUnionOfUtrecht 1907 ⓘ
leftUnionOfUtrecht 2003 ⓘ
liturgy Catholic liturgy ⓘ
liturgyLanguage initially Polish ⓘ
later English ⓘ
primaryConstituency Polish Americans ⓘ
reasonForLeavingUnionOfUtrecht disagreement over ordination of women and ethical issues ⓘ
recognizesSacraments Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form: Eucharist

anointing of the sick ⓘ
baptism ⓘ
confirmation ⓘ
holy orders ⓘ
matrimony ⓘ
penance ⓘ
regionServed Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
rejectsDoctrine papal infallibility as defined in 1870 ⓘ
universal jurisdiction of the pope ⓘ
selfIdentification Catholic but not Roman Catholic ⓘ
separatedFrom Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
separationCause disputes over parish property control ⓘ
opposition to ethnic discrimination in Roman Catholic parishes ⓘ
rejection of papal jurisdiction over the church ⓘ
theology Catholic sacramental theology ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference → relatedTo → Polish National Catholic Church (historically) ⓘ
Old Catholic Church of Croatia → communionWith → Polish National Catholic Church (historically) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish National Catholic Church (historically, via Union of Utrecht)
IBC → hasMember → Polish National Catholic Church (historically) ⓘ
subject surface form: International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference
this entity surface form: Polish National Catholic Church (historical)
Polish Americans → notableReligionInstitution → Polish National Catholic Church (historically) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish National Catholic Church
Franciszek Hodur → religion → Polish National Catholic Church (historically) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish National Catholic Church
Franciszek Hodur → movement → Polish National Catholic Church (historically) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish National Catholic movement
Franciszek Hodur → founderOf → Polish National Catholic Church (historically) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish National Catholic Church
Franciszek Hodur → affiliation → Polish National Catholic Church (historically) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish National Catholic Church