It is believed to be the first time prosecutors in Poland have indicted a bishop over alleged failings in dealing with sex abuse.
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First ever female Polish Protestant bishop ordained
Paulina Hlawiczka-Trotman, who comes from the town of Ustroń in southern Poland, became bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain.
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