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'''The Polish Orthodox church''' is one of the independent ]. The church was established in 1924 to accomodate the othodox christians in districts of ] and ] aquired by ] after ]. This was in the beginning protested by the Patriarch of ]. After ] the vast part of these territories were returned to the ]. Only a small number of church members remained in Polish land. In 1948 the church was granted a new charter independence by the Russian patriarchate. '''The Polish Orthodox church''' is one of the independent ]. The church was established in 1924 to accomodate the Orthodox Christians in districts of ] and ] acquired by ] after ]. This was in the beginning protested against by the Patriarch of ]. After ] the vast majority of these territories was returned to the ]. Only a small number of Church members remained in Polish lands. In 1948 the Church was granted a new charter of autocephaly by the Russian Patriarchate.


The church is lead by the metropolitan of ]. It is divided into five dioceses, Warsaw, ], ], ], and ]. The church is headed by the Metropolitan of ]. It is divided into five dioceses: Warsaw, ], ], ], and ]. It has approximately half a million adherents.


The religion with most adherents in Poland is ]. The religion with by far the most adherents in Poland is ].


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The Polish Orthodox church is one of the independent Orthodox churches. The church was established in 1924 to accomodate the Orthodox Christians in districts of Ukraine and Belarus acquired by Poland after WW1. This was in the beginning protested against by the Patriarch of Russia. After WW2 the vast majority of these territories was returned to the Soviet Union. Only a small number of Church members remained in Polish lands. In 1948 the Church was granted a new charter of autocephaly by the Russian Patriarchate.

The church is headed by the Metropolitan of Warsaw. It is divided into five dioceses: Warsaw, Bialystok, Lódz, Wroclaw, and Gdansk. It has approximately half a million adherents.

The religion with by far the most adherents in Poland is The Roman Catholic Church.

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