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Sawa (Hrycuniak) | |
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Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland Metropolita warszawski i całej Polski | |
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Native name | Michał Hrycuniak |
Church | Polish Orthodox Church |
Predecessor | Bazyli Doroszkiewicz |
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Born | (1938-04-14)April 14, 1938 (age 87) |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
Alma mater | Orthodox Theological Seminary in Warsaw Christian Theological Academy |
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Metropolitan Sawa, (sometimesSabbas, secular birth nameMichał Hrycuniak; born 14 April 1938 inŚniatycze) has been theArchbishop ofWarsaw and Metropolitan of All Poland, and hence thePrimate of thePolish Orthodox Church since 1998, the second largest organized religion inPoland.[1][2]
Previously, he was the bishop ofBiałystok andGdańsk (1981–1998) andŁódź andPoznań (1979–1981). He is also a professor oftheology.
Based on documents, Sawa was accused by some Polish historians of being a longtime associate of the communistSłużba Bezpieczeństwa as early as mid 1960s in connection with operation "Byzantium" (Bizancjum), actively working under name ofTW Jurek, during which he cooperated with communist authorities, leading a coordinated campaign against individual church members and the Orthodox church itself. He supported and worked with communist government for the purpose of advancing his career within the Church.[3] However he denied those accusations.[4]
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Preceded by | Metropolitan of Poland 1998–present | Incumbent |
Preceded by | Bishop of Białystok and Gdańsk 1981–1998 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Bishop of Łódź and Poznań 1979–1981 | Succeeded by |
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