American Catholic Church (1894)

This article is about the 1894 – c. 1895 independent confederation of churches, composed of congregations which individually separated from the Catholic Church, founded by Anton Francis Kolaszewski and Alfons Mieczysław Chrostowski in the United States. For the Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, in the United States, see Catholic Church in the United States. For the independent Christian sect incorporated by Joseph René Vilatte in the United States, see American Catholic Church (1915). For other uses, see American Catholic Church (disambiguation).

American Catholic Church
Abbreviation	ACC
Metropolitan Archbishop and Primate	Joseph Vilatte
Vicar general	Anton Kolaszewski
Consultor	Stephen Kaminski
Headquarters	Greenbay, Wisconsin
Founder	Anton Kolaszewski
Origin	Cleveland, Ohio
Separated from	Catholic Church
Defunct	c. 1895
Publications	Jutrzenka

The American Catholic Church (1894 – c. 1895) was an independent confederation of congregations, which individually separated from the Catholic Church. It was founded by Anton Francis Kołaszewski and Alfons Mieczysław Chrostowski in the United States.

History

The first convention of the American Catholic Church (ACC1894) appointed Joseph René Vilatte as its ecclesiastical head who was "without arbitrary powers". Constantine Klukowski wrote, in History of St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1898–1954, that the 1894 Green Bay city directory lists Vilatte's cathedral, which was built in 1894, "as 'American Catholic'" and its officials as: Vilatte, archbishop metropolitan and primate; Kolaszewski, vicar general; Stephen Kaminski, consultor; and, Brother Nicholas, church manager.

See also

• American Catholic Church (1915)
• National Catholic Diocese in America
• Polish Independent Catholic Church of America
• Polish National Catholic Church
• Polish Old Catholic Church of America