Abstract

The tomos by the Patriarch of Constantinople that granted autocephaly to the Orthodox Church in Poland in 1924 did not end the efforts to independence that Church. The main question was the recognition of the act by all of the other Orthodox Churches. The greatest problems were encountered in contacts with the Russian Orthodox Church, which believed that only it had the right to issue an act allowing the Orthodox Church in Poland to become independent. There was an exchange of correspondence between the heads of the both Churches (1923–1928), which did not lead to an agreement, but at the same time showed their stances.

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