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Apostolic administration Belarus

Apostolic Administration of Belarus

Bielorussia pro fidelibus ritus byzantini

Apostolic administration for faithful of the Byzantine rite in Belarus, erected by Pope Francis on 30 March 2023 and immediately subject to the Holy See. It serves the Belarusian Greek Catholic community of roughly 5,000 faithful in about 16 parishes. The first apostolic administrator is Archimandrite Sergiusz Gajek, M.I.C., previously apostolic visitator for Greek Catholics in Belarus since 1993.

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The address the register holds for this see, in Belarus, Belarus.

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Established
2023
Catholics
5,000
Priests
16

Parishes and churches

19 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Apostolic Administrator
Archimandrite Sergiusz Gajek, M.I.C.

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History

Among the 23 Eastern Catholic sui iuris particular churches in full communion with the Holy See stands the Belarusian Greek Catholic Church, also called the Belarusian Byzantine Catholic Church. Within Belarus it carries forward the inheritance of the Union of Brest and the Ruthenian Uniate Church.