the Polish National Catholic Church

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Old_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:annualEvent National Convention
Diocesan gatherings
gptkbp:celebrates Christmas
Easter
Feast of the Assumption
All Saints' Day
Pentecost
gptkbp:charityWork Community outreach programs
gptkbp:doctrine Catholicism
Apostolic succession
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations gptkb:Old_Catholic_Church
Independent
gptkbp:educational_programs Polish_National_Catholic_Church_schools
gptkbp:founded 1897
gptkbp:founder Franciszek Hodur
gptkbp:governance Episcopal
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Scranton,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historical_significance First Polish Catholic denomination in the U.S.
gptkbp:historicalContext Polish_immigration_to_the_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Polish National Catholic Church
gptkbp:language Polish
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Bishop_John_M._B._Kaczmarek
gptkbp:membership approximately 30,000
gptkbp:minister Married clergy allowed
gptkbp:mission To serve Polish Americans
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Bishop_John_J._McGavin
gptkb:Bishop_Joseph_A._Kuczynski
gptkb:Bishop_Edward_J._Kaczmarek
gptkb:Bishop_Anthony_Mikovsky
Franciszek Hodur
gptkbp:ordained Women can be ordained
gptkbp:sacraments Anointing of the Sick
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
Holy Orders
Western
Marriage
gptkbp:socialResponsibility gptkb:Catholic_social_teaching
gptkbp:team gptkb:Polish_National_Catholic_Church_Women's_Organization
gptkbp:training Polish_National_Catholic_Church_summer_camps
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site gptkb:Bible
gptkbp:website pncc.org
gptkbp:worship_style Liturgical
gptkbp:youth_development gptkb:Polish_National_Catholic_Church_Youth