Eastern Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island |
Episcopal conference | Union of Scranton [1] |
Ecclesiastical province | Polish National Catholic Church |
Metropolitan | Manchester, New Hampshire |
Coordinates | 42°59′47.5″N 71°27′26.4″W / 42.996528°N 71.457333°W |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 17 [2] |
Members | ~3000 |
Information | |
First holder | Valentine Gawrychowski [3] |
Rite | Latin Rite ( Old Catholicism) |
Established | 1925 |
Diocese | Eastern |
Cathedral | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Manchester, NH [2] |
Secular priests | 14 [2] |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Paul Sobiechowski |
Website | |
Eastern Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church Official Website |
The Eastern Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church is one of the 5 dioceses of the Polish National Catholic Church in the United States and Canada, with its seat in Manchester, New Hampshire. [2] Paul Sobiechowski is the current bishop ordinary of the Eastern Diocese, being consecrated in 2011. [4] [5] He succeeded Thomas Gnat, who was consecrated a bishop in 1978. [6] The constitution and laws of the Polish National Catholic Church provide for the mandatory retirement of bishops at the age of 75. [7]
Source: [2]
Prime Bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church: The Most Rev.
Anthony Mikovsky
[8]
Eastern Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church
(17 parishes)
[9]
Diocesan Cathedral: Holy Trinity Cathedral -
Manchester, NH
[10]
Diocesan Bishop: Rt. Rev. Paul Sobiechowski
Eastern Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island |
Episcopal conference | Union of Scranton [1] |
Ecclesiastical province | Polish National Catholic Church |
Metropolitan | Manchester, New Hampshire |
Coordinates | 42°59′47.5″N 71°27′26.4″W / 42.996528°N 71.457333°W |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 17 [2] |
Members | ~3000 |
Information | |
First holder | Valentine Gawrychowski [3] |
Rite | Latin Rite ( Old Catholicism) |
Established | 1925 |
Diocese | Eastern |
Cathedral | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Manchester, NH [2] |
Secular priests | 14 [2] |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Paul Sobiechowski |
Website | |
Eastern Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church Official Website |
The Eastern Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church is one of the 5 dioceses of the Polish National Catholic Church in the United States and Canada, with its seat in Manchester, New Hampshire. [2] Paul Sobiechowski is the current bishop ordinary of the Eastern Diocese, being consecrated in 2011. [4] [5] He succeeded Thomas Gnat, who was consecrated a bishop in 1978. [6] The constitution and laws of the Polish National Catholic Church provide for the mandatory retirement of bishops at the age of 75. [7]
Source: [2]
Prime Bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church: The Most Rev.
Anthony Mikovsky
[8]
Eastern Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church
(17 parishes)
[9]
Diocesan Cathedral: Holy Trinity Cathedral -
Manchester, NH
[10]
Diocesan Bishop: Rt. Rev. Paul Sobiechowski