Sawa (Hrycuniak)

Sawa Hrycuniak in 2010.

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Metropolitan Sawa, (Sabbas, secular name Michał Hrycuniak; born 14 April 1938 in Śniatycze) is the leader of the Polish Orthodox Church (since 1998), the second largest organized religion in Poland. He holds the title of Metropolitan of Warsaw.^[1]^[2] He is also a professor of theology. Previously, he was a bishop of Białystok and Gdańsk (1981–1998) and Łódź and Poznań (1979–1981).

Metropolitan Sawa is suspected in cooperation with the pro-Soviet Służba Bezpieczeństwa as its informant in 1960-1989.^[3]

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↑ 43rd, Ed 2002; Limited, Europa Publications (2003-07-10). The Europa world year book. Taylor & Francis Group. p. 3394. ISBN 978-1-85743-197-1. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
↑ Borowik, Irena (2003). Religions, churches and the scientific studies of religion: Poland and Ukraine. NOMOS. p. 39. ISBN 978-83-88508-41-7. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
↑ Metropolita Sawa: Rozmawiałem z SB. "Wspolczesna". 3 January 2009

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1 2 "Announcement of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
1 2 "Ecumenical Patriarchate Agrees to Recognize Independence of Ukrainian Church". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

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