Poland

"And I cry — I who am a Son of the land of Poland, and who am also Pope John Paul II—I cry from all the depths of this Millennium, I cry on the vigil of Pentecost:
Let your Spirit descend.
Let your Spirit descend.
And renew the face of the earth,the face of this land."

- St. John Paul II, Victory Square, Warsaw

1907

The Pallottine presence in Poland began in 1907 with the work of Fr. Alojzy Majewski, SAC. Born to Polish parents, Majewski entered the Society in Limburg, Germany, and subsequently served for four years in the Pallottine mission in Cameroon. Upon returning to Europe, he was appointed as the Society’s delegate to Poland, where he founded the first Pallottine house that same year. This initial establishment formed the basis for the development of Pallottine structures in the country.

The Polish community expanded steadily, and in 1936 it was elevated to the status of a Region. Continued growth and consolidation led to its recognition as a Province in 1941, known as the Christ the King Province. From its inception, the Province maintained a strong missionary orientation and subsequently established missions or delegatures in Slovakia, Ukraine, Côte d’Ivoire, Colombia, Venezuela, Barbados, and, most recently, in Burkina Faso in 2018.

A second administrative unit within the Polish Pallottine presence, the Annunciation of the Lord Province, developed around its center in Poznań, whose geographical position forms close connections with the dioceses of western Poland. This Province has likewise pursued extensive international activity. Its missions and delegatures include works in Papua New Guinea, Belarus, Brazil, South Korea, and Russia, contributing significantly to the Society’s presence in both Eastern Europe and the global South.

Together, the Polish Provinces constitute one of the most active and internationally engaged branches of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, distinguished by their consistent pastoral, missionary, and formation work across multiple continents.