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St. Martin and St. Rose Catholic Church is a parish of the
Buffalo-Pittsburgh Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church ,
established in 1897 by Bishop Francis Hodur for Polish nationals, and
became known as the Polish National Catholic Church. Our parish in San
Antonio was established by the religious community of the Samaritan
Ministers, Missionaries and Oblates of Prayer to serve the many needs of
our Hispanic population.
History of the PNCC
Polish National Catholic Church, independent Catholic church that arose in the late 19th and early 20th centuries among Polish immigrants in the United States who left the Roman Catholic Church. From 1907 until 2003, it was a member of the Union of Utrecht and in full communion of the Old Catholic churches; in 2006, it entered a limited communion agreement with Rome. Headquarters and a seminary are in Scranton, Pa., U.S.