Anthony Mikovsky
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Anthony Mikovsky is the Prime Bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church
. He was elected at the General Synod of the church in October 2010. Mikovsky was previously the bishop ordinary of the Central Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church
. In April 2008, Mikovsky was one of eight bishops who were signatories of the Declaration of Scranton. By this document, bishops of the Polish National Catholic Church expressed their rejection of certain dogmatic pronouncements of the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the blessing of homosexual unions and the ordination of women to the priesthood.
Polish National Catholic Church
The Polish National Catholic Church is a Christian church founded and based in the United States by Polish-Americans who were Roman Catholic. The PNCC is a breakaway Catholic Church in dialogue with the Catholic Church; it seeks full communion with the Holy See although it differs theologically...
. He was elected at the General Synod of the church in October 2010. Mikovsky was previously the bishop ordinary of the Central Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church
Central Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church
The Central Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church is a diocese that includes New Jersey, part of New York, eastern Pennsylvania, and parishes in California, Colorado, and Maryland. The cathedral of the Central Diocese is St Stanislaus Cathedral in Scranton, Pennsylvania...
. In April 2008, Mikovsky was one of eight bishops who were signatories of the Declaration of Scranton. By this document, bishops of the Polish National Catholic Church expressed their rejection of certain dogmatic pronouncements of the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the blessing of homosexual unions and the ordination of women to the priesthood.