Independencia
also called Fray Bentos, a town in Uruguay, the capital of the Department of Rio Negro. It is on the Uruguay river. It has handsome public buildings and has an important port. The surrounding country is devoted to stock-raising. The city has important meat-packing establishments.
Pop., about 10,000.
INDEPENDENT CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES, THE (POLISH), an independent church founded in Chicago by the Rev. Anthony Kozlowski, and consisting of Polish immigrants who broke away from Catholic Church discipline. The church since its establishment has entered into relations with old Catholic congregations in Europe and the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, without however merging with either. The founder was made bishop at an Old Catholic conference in Europe. The church reports a growth in membership, and has schools, hospitals, orphanages, and homes for the aged. In 1915 40 churches, 35 ministers, and 18,500 members were reported.