Parafia Greckokatolicka Beskid Niski/Historical Greek Catholic Parishes, Malopolskie, Poland

Parafia Greckokatolicka
BESKID NISKI REGION

Near the headwaters of the Wisloka River

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BARTNE
Sww. Kosmy i Damiana, built 1846
38-307 Sekowa; w.Bartne
Today, there is an open Orthodox church and closed Greek Catholic church

BODAKI
Two small auxiliary churches, Greek Catholic and Orthodox.

CZARNE (CZORNE/CHORNE)
Sw. Dymitra, built 1789
Today, closed but still standing

GLADYSZOW
Narodzenia N.M.P.(Orthodox)
38-309 Gladyszow 45
Sw. Jana Chrzciciela (Roman Catholic), built 1857
Sw. Michala Archaniola (Greek Catholic), built 1938.

MALASTOW
Sww. Kosmy i Damiana, built 1806
Today, still standing.

MECINA WIELKA

SWIATKOWA MALA
Sw. Michal, built 1762
Became an auxiliary church to Swiatkowa Wielka in 1797
Became an auxiliary church to Rozstajne sometime later.
Again became an auxiliary church to Swiatkowa Wielka in 1860.
Today, it is open as an Orthodox church.

SWIATKOWA WIELKA
Today, it is still standing.

WOLOWIEC
Matka Bozej Opiecznej
Auxiliary church to Sww. Kosmy i Damiana in Bartne.

ZDYNIA
Opieki Matki Bozej (Orthodox)

Photos by:
Robert Huk
and others

Editor's note: If this all seems very confused, it is. In the mid-1930s, many Lemko members of these local Greek Catholic parishes decided upon a schism with the Catholic Church and opted to become Orthodox. This schism caused the duplication of facilities and names.