Sawa (Hrycuniak)
Archbishop of Warsaw and Metropolitan of All Poland
ChurchPolish Orthodox Church
Personal details
Born (1938-04-14) April 14, 1938
Śniatycze
SignatureSawa (Hrycuniak)'s signature

Metropolitan Sawa, (sometimes Sabbas, secular birth name Michał Hrycuniak; born 14 April 1938 in Śniatycze) is the Archbishop of Warsaw and Metropolitan of All Poland, and hence the Primate of the Polish Orthodox Church since 1998, the second largest organized religion in Poland.[1][2]

Previously, he was a bishop of Białystok and Gdańsk (1981–1998) and Łódź and Poznań (1979–1981). He is also a professor of theology.

Metropolitan Sawa in 2010.

Based on documents Sawa was accused by some Polish historians as a longtime associate of communist Służba Bezpieczeństwa as early as mid 1960s in connection with operation "Byzantium" (Bizancjum) actively working under name of TW 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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  1. ↑ 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Past of Archbishop Sawa. Rzeczpospolia. Jan. 13, 2009
  4. ↑ Krzysztofiński, Mariusz (2008). W kręgu "Bizancjum". Kościół prawosławny w Polsce po 1944 r. Aparat Represji w Polsce Ludowej 1944-1989, Issue 1(6) (2008) (PDF). Institute of National Remembrance. pp. 79–153. ISSN 1733-6996.
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