Notes and Queries: Polish Episcopalians in Philadelphia (original) (raw)

The Diocese of Pennsylvania sponsored a robust mission among Polish- speaking persons from 1916 to 1969. These congregations were distinct from the two major independent Polish churches outside of the Roman Catholic Church: the Polish Old Catholic Church in America, led by Anthony Kozlowski (1857-1905), and the better-known Polish National Catholic Church, led by Francis Hodur (1866-1953). After the merger of the two groups, the Episcopal Church and the Polish National Catholic Church entered into full communion.