Denominational Profile
Notes
| The Polish National Catholic Church of America is an independent Old Catholic jurisdiction founded in the 1890s by former members of the Roman Catholic Church of Polish ancestry under the leadership of Bishop Francis Hodur. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1925 |
67 |
71 |
84,000 |
| 1929 |
94 |
102 |
101,000 |
| 1933 |
- |
106 |
99,550 |
| 1935 |
111 |
126 |
150,000 |
| 1937 |
- |
146 |
189,620 |
| 1944 |
- |
146 |
250,000 |
| 1946 |
- |
- |
250,000 |
| 1951 |
147 |
156 |
265,879 |
| 1954 |
141 |
156 |
265,879 |
| 1956 |
142 |
157 |
250,000 |
| 1957 |
144 |
157 |
267,418 |
| 1958 |
- |
157 |
271,316 |
| 1960 |
141 |
162 |
282,411 |
| 2002 |
147 |
145 |
60,000 |
| 2003 |
154 |
- |
60,000 |
| 2004 |
137 |
126 |
60,000 |
| 2008 |
127 |
126 |
60,000 |
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]
