Establishing a Patron of a Local Government Unit in Poland in Light of the Principle of Equality before the Law and the Principle of Equality of Churches and other Religious Associations

The subject of the article is the analysis of the legal basis and practice of establishing patrons of local government units in Poland. The text presents the importance of the principle of equality before the law and the equality of churches and religious associations as a guarantee of pluralism of world-view. The presented proposals for changes in the law take into account the normative content of the above principles.