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Denominational Profile
History
split into Old Catholic Archdiocese for the Americas and Europe (1940) |
Joseph Zielonka, a former priest of the Polish National Catholic Church, established the Old Catholic Archdiocese for the Americas and Europe in 1940.
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28 | 24 | 7,100 |
| 1962 | 28 | - | - |
| 1966 | 19 | 19 | 5,737 |
| 1967 | 17 | 16 | - |
| 1968 | 17 | 16 | 5,513 |
Source
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]
