Religion in Poland

As of the 2023 census, Christians make up 98.5% of the population in Poland. The largest denomination is Catholicism with 97.7% of the population out of 98.5 % Christians. SOURCE: LSE BLOGS, ministry of foreign affairs Poland

Christianity

As of 2023, there is a high percentage of people in Poland who identify as Christians make up 98.5% of the population . 97.7% of the population identify themselves as Roman Catholics. About 150 thousand Orthodox people live in Poland. They are mostly members of the Polish Orthodox Church. Protestant groups are estimated to be about 60 thousand believers, especially Evangelical Church in Poland. Poland as a religious Catholic Christian country is diverse in terms of the way of practice for example 50-60% of people go to church however some don't and they call themselves Catholic Christians due to the celebrations , traditions , customs and religious ties they keep with themselves and the country culture.

Mieszko I, the prince of Poland was baptised in 966. He was the first Christian ruler.

Catholic Church

Catholics in Poland are a group of people that contains two subgroups:

• Roman Catholic Church
• Greek Catholic Church

The second one was established in Poland in the 17th century between some groups of Orthodox people and Roman Catholic Church.

The most important pilgrimage destinations in the country are: Jasna Góra in Częstochowa and Licheń. A lot of saints and blessed of the Roman Catholic Church are Poles, for example Pope John Paul II and Jerzy Popiełuszko.

Judaism

Jews have been living in Poland for more than a thousand years, until World War II there were more Jews in Poland than anywhere outside the United States. With approximately, 3 million Jews living within the area that constituted Poland. Presently within Poland, there lives about 10,000 Jewish people. With the vast majority being killed during Holocaust or emigrated in the period of antisemitism after World War II. In the present day, a majority of Jews within Poland live in large cities such as Warsaw, Kraków or Łódź.

Islam

In Poland there are some Muslim groups with population estimated to be about 10,000 believers. 2021 census states 2209 muslims - less than 0.01% of the population of Poland. There are 3 mosques in Poland, the oldest in Bohoniki and Kruszyniany. Little but some Muslims have been living in Poland for over 500 years, especially in Podlaskie.