The Mariavite Church is an independent Christian church that emerged from the Catholic Church of Poland at the turn of the 20th century. Initially, it was an internal movement leading to a reform of the Polish clergy, but after a conflict with Polish bishops it became a separate and independent denomination. Currently the Mariavite denominations have around 28,000 members in Poland and 5,000 in France. Michał Maria Ludwik Jabłoński is the Prime Bishop of the Old Catholic Mariavite Church and has been since 2007.