Działalność duszpasterska arcybiskupa Sawy (Sowietowa) i biskupa Mateusza (Siemaszki) jako ordynariuszy uchodźców polskich wyznania prawosławnego w Wielkiej Brytanii po II wojnie światowej
Pastoral Activity of Archbishop Sava (Sowietow) and Bishop Matthew (Siemaszko) as Ordinaries of Polish Orthodox Refugees in Great Britain after World War II

Summary/Abstract: After the end of World War II, several thousand of Polish Orthodox citizens settled in Great Britain. The Government of the Republic of Poland in exile attempted to provide religious assistance to those people. Spiritual care was provided by two exiled Polish bishops (Archbishop Sawa and Bishop Matthew). In the first years of the post-war period, the Polish Orthodox Church in Great Britain was established, which comprised a few thousand members and was subject to the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Orthodox emigrants functioned in isolation from the Orthodox Church in Poland. Polish Orthodox communities in Britain were known for their diversity of nationalities. Most of the worshippers were Belarusians and Ukrainians. The diversity of nationalities has often been a source of confusion and conflicts between the faithful and the clergy.

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