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This is a list of bishops of the Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC), with links to the bishops who consecrated them. Despite its name, the Polish National Catholic Church is located in the US. The PNCC is not in communion with the Catholic Church. The PNCC was founded in 1897 in Pennsylvania, by Franciszek Hodur who was also the PNCC's first bishop.

The number references the sequence of consecration. "Diocese" refers to the diocese over which the bishop presided or, if he did not preside, the diocese in which he served as coadjutor bishop or auxiliary bishop. The ordinal before the diocese name represents where in the sequence that bishop falls; e.g., the fourth bishop of the Central Diocese is written "4th Central". Where a diocese is in bold type, it indicates that the bishop is the current bishop of that diocese. The consecrator listed first represents the principal consecrator.

Chart of episcopal succession

•   (*) Prime Bishop
•   (‡) Current Diocesan bishop
•   (&) Current Coadjutor bishop
•    Current Auxiliary bishop

See also

• Polish National Catholic Church
• Central Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church
• St. John's Cathedral (Toronto)
• Union of Scranton

References

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31. "Konsekracja nowych biskupów PNKK". Polish Catholic Church. Archived from the original on 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
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34. "Gifts, advice, prayer and celebration mark Mikovsky's ascendancy as PNCC Prime Bishop, Article by David Falchek, The Times-Tribune, 22 November 2010". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
35. "Appointment of a reluctant bishop". Sun Sentinel. 2 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
36. "Bishop Bernard Nowicki | Central Diocese of the PNCC". www.centraldiocesepncc.org. 2019-02-13. Archived from the original on 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-03-21.

External links

• Official website

References

• John Zenon Jasinski, Apostolic Succession in the Polish National Catholic Church (Scranton: no publisher, no date).

Polish National Catholic Church

• Bishops of the Polish National Catholic Church