The Right Rev. Wiktor Wysoczański (born 24 March 1939 in Verkhnye Vysotske

Verkhnye Vysotske

Verkhnye Vysotske is a village located in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine, situated in the Ukrainian part of the Carpathian Mountains....

) is notable as a Bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

 and the present Superior (i.e., head Bishop) of the Polish Catholic Church

Polish Catholic Church

The Polish Catholic Church is an Old Catholic denomination in Poland which belongs to the Union of Utrecht. It is a member of the World Council of Churches and the Polish Ecumenical Council. It is not affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church nor is it in communion with the Pope. In 2009 the...

. He became Superior in 1995, succeeding Bishop Tadeusz Majewski. As Superior, Bishop Wysoczański was chosen by the National Synod of the Church and consecrated by at least three Bishops that are members of the International Conference of Old-Catholic Bishops (the Utrecht Union

Utrecht Union

The Union of Utrecht is a federation of Old Catholic Churches, not in communion with Rome, that seceded from the Roman Catholic Church over the issue of Papal infallibility. The Declaration of Utrecht solidified this movement in 1889...

).