Liga Katolicka w Polsce

Abstract

This article deals with the history of the Catholic League, predecessor of Catholic Action, in Poland in the years 1920-1930. The League was active in many Polish dioceses, but never became a nationwide organization. Three major types of organization developed: (1) the Poznań type, with individuals as members, (2) the Lvov/Cracow type, with both individuals and organizations as members, and (3) the Warsaw type, with associations as sole members. The article looks in more detail at the origins, organizational structure and achievements of the Catholic League in the archidioceses of Gniezno and Poznań. As regards other areas, only the organizational structure of the League is shown, as its development and activities there require further research. Some attention is paid to the measures taken by the clergy and the episcopate designed to establish a uniform basis on which to develop future Catholic social action in Poland.